Why not make this lovely soft toy to accompany the Percy the Little Blue Penguin Books?
This Knitting pattern was developed by Stephanie Cameron, right here in New Zealand, and is easy to follow with full instructions (I managed to make the one in the photo), so I'm sure you will be able to too! This kit comes with all you need (except the needles) to make him, Touch Yarn Merino Wool and more.
You'll need 3mm knitting needles and the yarn used is 8 ply.
NZ designed.