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If this beautiful little woodland deer caught your eye, you're looking at Fawn by Claire Garland of Dot Pebbles Knits — a remarkably lifelike knitted animal with delicate legs, spotted coloring and wonderfully realistic shaping.
Claire Garland is known for knitted animals that capture the character and proportions of real wildlife, and this little fawn is a lovely example of her style.
Pattern Availability Update
Fawn was first published in 2018. The pattern is still available from designer Claire Garland, but it is currently offered as a paid pattern rather than a permanently free download.
Fawn at a Glance
Pattern: Fawn
Designer: Claire Garland
Designer Brand: Dot Pebbles Knits
Published: June 2018
Project: Knitted Woodland Animal / Fawn
Yarn Weight: Sport
Needles: 3.5 mm and 3.75 mm
Construction: Almost entirely in one piece
Current Availability: Paid pattern
A Surprisingly Realistic Knitted Fawn
What makes this project special is the amount of character Claire Garland achieves with knitting.
Instead of looking like a conventional stuffed toy, the finished fawn has long slender legs, a shaped muzzle, large ears and subtle changes of color that imitate the coat of a young deer.
The white spots across the back are especially effective and give the finished animal its recognizable woodland appearance.
How the Fawn Is Constructed
Claire describes the fawn as being knitted almost in one piece, joining as you go. The legs and ears are attached afterwards.
The original version combines fine alpaca and alpaca-blend yarns, sometimes holding several colors together to create the subtle, natural variations in the animal's coat.
The pattern also includes access to a video showing how to assemble and finish the fawn for a more realistic appearance.
Part of Claire Garland's Woodland Collection
Fawn also appears in Claire Garland's Magical Woodland Knits, a collection of realistic knitted woodland animals.
The collection includes animals such as a squirrel, barn owl, mouse, wolf, fox, rabbit, roe deer fawn, mallard, pheasant and badger.
Get the Original Fawn Pattern
The original pattern is currently available directly through Claire Garland's Dot Pebbles pattern store on Ravelry.
View the Original Fawn Pattern →
Explore More Woodland Animal Knitting Patterns
If you love knitted forest animals, there are many other designs to explore, including foxes, rabbits, squirrels, owls and deer.
You can browse a large collection of woodland animal knitting patterns at In the Loop Knitting:
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Pattern credit: Fawn was designed by Claire Garland of Dot Pebbles Knits. Amazing Knitting provides this independent project guide and does not reproduce the designer's complete pattern instructions.