Best Dressed Crab and Friends features six beautifully life-like sea creatures – including a crab, turtle, lobster and puffin – each crafted through surprisingly simple-to-follow patterns. But what makes them truly irresistible is their wardrobe. From a crab in a bum bag and puffer vest to a sea turtle with a removable gingerbread shell, these garments are creative, detailed, and designed to be mixed, matched and reimagined. Each project is paired with clear, accessible patterns and supported by a comprehensive techniques section, plus fun marine facts from renowned scientists and fishermen, including lobsterman Jacob Knowles. Whether you’re knitting the sea turtle’s oversized, life-like shell – complete with a hidden pocket for a hot water bottle – or dressing your puffin in a varsity jacket, you’ll find joy in every stitch.
Best Dressed Crab and Friends

Book Specification Data
- Publishing: Spring 26
- Pub month: April
- ISBN-13: 9781784947217
- Author: Karla Courtney
- Price: £16.99
- Binding: PB with flaps
- No. of pages: 144
- Dimensions: 235 x 210 mm mm
- Colour: Full colour throughout