Ten spectacular knitted creations - in pictures

Rowing Monkey from Patricia Waller's cuddly crocheted menagerie Photograph: Patricia Waller

A biology experiment gone terribly woolly - Emily Stoneking's Frog 'dissection' Photograph: Emily Stoneking

Ode Marie's lonely monster, Le Chapelou, on the loose from his Cabinet of Wonder Photograph: Collection of Curiosities, 2008

Lauren Porter's 100% wool Ferrari, stitched from a mind-boggling 12 miles of yarn Photograph: Tricia Porter

Knitted Gingerbread House, conceived by Alison Murray and made with the help of 500 knitters around the world Photograph: Alison Murray

Anatomically Correct Passionflower: one of Tatyana Yanishevsky's botanical delights Photograph: Tatyana Yanishevsky

One of Kiyoko Yoshikawa's scrumptious bento boxes, featuring donburi, rolled sushi, shrimp, shiso leaf and other goodies Photograph: Kiyoko Yoshikawa

An enchanted castle from Knit a Fantasy Story by Jan Messent Photograph: Search Press

Pink reef, Inga Hamilton's crocheted wonder Photograph: Inga Hamilton/rockpool candy

Queen Elizabeth I from Knitted Historical Figures by Jan Messent Photograph: Search Press