Archie believes life is too short to just measure marigolds, he definitely stops and admires them from time to time.

Bookworm is available now as part of the Stitching in the Stacks ebook at Cooperative Press, which is also available as a hardcopy.

The only way to make them better is to actually dip them in chocolate.

He’s looking for some toast.

You know it’s their chair. They know it’s their chair.

Full Disclosure: Floyd Pepper is the sweetest, most charming goodboy there ever was, and I would rather die a thousand deaths than besmirch his good name. He just happens to have impeccable taste in chairs, and the willingness to trade Blue Steel poses for cheese.

Baby chicks are cute. Baby chicks are fuzzy & soft. Baby chicks poop a lot. A. LOT. Baby chicks turn into noisy, ill-tempered chickens who peck the hand that feeds them.

This clam only gets nervous if he sees corn on the cob & melted butter coming, otherwise he is generally happy as the proverbial clam.

This is a collection of costume recipes for the knit Garden Slug. So far it includes instructions for Santa Slug, Vampire Slug, Super Slug, Groucho Slug, & Pilgrim Slug. More will be added as they come about.

Baby Dude is here to surf the Easter Australian Current right into your heart. This is a quick pattern, so he could have a whole bale (yep, that’s what you call a bunch of turtles) of brothers & sisters in no time!

Magnum Pea Eye, Beta Carrotine, & Da Fungi think that with all the vitamin enriched foods available, it’s kind of redundant to eat actual vegetables. So play with your food.

Crochet Duggy the Fir Tree is a sucker for accessories, hence the star headband & Santa hat.

You asked for it, so here it is, the crochet version of Flappy Flounder! Just be sure to not share any of your secrets with him (because we all know flounder can’t keep secrets!)

OK, you asked for it so here it is! The crochet version of cheezombie’s knit Garden Slug http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/garden-slug has all the charm of the original with a crochet attitude. Except he prefers Foster’s to Pabst.

I’m sure you’ve heard those amazing stories about cats surviving falls from incredible heights. This is not one of those stories.

Don’t let his cuteness blind you to the fact that he would devour your entire head of lettuce without even a hint of remorse.

When yous get togeddah with dees guys, it might be beer pong, crisco twister, or “borrowing” the neighbor’s garden gnome. You never know what will happen with da Fungis!

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Magnum Pea Eye, Beta Carrotine, & Squash think that with all the vitamin enriched foods available, it’s kind of redundant to eat actual vegetables. So play with your food.

Duggy the Fir Tree is a sucker for accessories, hence the multiple hats.

Eddie Lizzard is equally at home stuck to the ceiling of your cabana or in sunny terrarium on the deck of your penthouse.

Finally it’s here! A FLAT KNIT version of the wonderful Eddie Lizzard! That’s right, no double pointed or circular needles necessary, just pick up your regular needles and you’re good to go!

With their big mouths, these are the most gregarious garden pests ever! They are attracted to rose bushes, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and good conversation. These little slugs are sure to delight the amigurumi lover and softy knitter.

Finally it’s here! A KNIT FLAT version of the hilarious Garden Slug! That’s right, no double pointed or circular needles necessary, just pick up your regular needles and you’re on your way to your own slug army!

Glubby likes to tell people he’s a rare japanese hybrid, but really he’s just a 10 cent feeder.

Don’t worry, these flies won’t land on your potato salad, but they will sit on your shoulder and softly buzz the theme to Law and Order if they like you.

You’d be smiling too if your species was perfected 200 million years ago (way longer than those hairless bipedal mammals that are still trying to figure out how not to blow themselves up).

Not prickly, just a little starry eyed, Hedgehog-agog just wants to gaze at you.

Jerboa is jumpy. Maybe the combination of excessive predator paranoia and ridiculously huge ears is not such a good thing. Especially when he’s been chugging Red Bull.

Knit your own fantastical fish with this original pattern. With so many color options and alternate fin patterns, the variations are truely endless.

Although Knitilus Nautilus has been squirting around the ocean for 500 million years, he really takes umbrage at being called a “living fossil”. It makes him feel like an aging socialite injected with preservatives & encased in silicon, & he strongly feels the term “well preserved” is equally insulting. As are any other comments that co...

They LOVE the maze.

This sweet Lobstah Lobster only has eyes for you! This guy is sure to please the amigurumi knitter or softee collector.

This is the love child of Cookie Monster and a large sea creature.

The rare and elusive mer-bear (aka the bearmaid) is endangered because its habitat in the wild is disappearing. Help this amigurumi species survive by knitting one of your own!

Mon Dinosaure loves to sit in an outside cafe (it hurts his neck to sit inside) and drink espresso. It doesn’t take much to persuade him to share a creme brulee.

He just. doesn’t. want to.

Meet Oyster Stu. His name makes him a little cranky if he thinks about it too hard. Or if he sees walruses & carpenters congregating at water’s edge. Oyster Stu is a fast little project needing only leftover yarn bits, so you’ll have a pot..er..bed of expressive oysters in no time.

cheezombie is not responsible for spilled drinks and heart palpitations from small people shrieking BOOM right in your friggin ear

Sammich likes riding in the lunchbox, but isn’t so fond of what happens next.

Finally it’s here! A FLAT KNIT version of the super cute Seahorse! That’s right, no double pointed or circular needles necessary, just pick up your regular needles and you’re good to go!

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Finally it’s here! A FLAT KNIT version of the super cute Sheepish! That’s right, no double pointed or circular needles necessary, just pick up your regular needles and you’re good to go!

Sheepish may look shy, but he’ll brazenly nibble your yarn when he thinks you’re not looking.

Look Ma! No flippers!

This super fast spider pattern will have you surrounded by creepy-cute crawlies in no time!

These charming little flowers use only a few yards of each color, turn your scraps into a field of blooms that will never make you sneeze!

If you’re sick of knitting for winter & want to think of warmer times ahead, the Spring Pattern Pack is perfect for you!

These charming little flowers use only a few yards of each color, turn your scraps into a field of blooms that will never make you sneeze!

This bear will fire up the imagination of any super hero enthusiast. With yarn substitutions and creative colorways, customizing this bear is super easy! Knit an entire justice league of your own.

Finally, a way to use all that ridiculous fun fur in your stash (don’t lie, I know it’s there). If these kittens were in the pet store window, they would be the ones staring directly through the glass attempting to mind control you into adoption.

No cranky faces for this guy! He’s happy to clack along with the mariachi band at any festive occasion.

Knit your own pod of whales! Each one takes only 60 yards & a few hours of knitting, so you’ll be damp from the spouting spray in no time!

It’s not that he’s disobedient, he just knows you really didn’t mean it the first 2 times.

Oh the humanity…