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Chic Knits for Stylish Babies: 65 Charming Patters for the First Year
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- Author: Patricia Wagner
- Publisher: Watson-Guptill
- Release Date: June 2007
- ISBN-10: 0823099954
- ISBN-13: 9780823099955
- List Price: $19.95
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
SummaryBaby looking a little dowdy? Spruce up even the frumpiest babies with Chic Knits for Stylish Babies. With 65 adorable patterns for sweaters, pants, jumpers, overalls, vests, coats, jackets, scarves, booties, hats, and blankets, this book will soon make Junior the envy of the binky set. Three sections make it easy to choose a distinctive look for babies from birth to twelve months: Cross-Country Babies, with designs featuring the colors and motifs of British, Irish, and French folk traditions; Bright Babies, with patterns made up of bright, bold colors; and Very Wise Babies, with cool updates of classic baby wear. Get Baby out of those boring onesies and into something really chic (and fun to make!) with Chic Knits for Stylish Babies. |
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Better Knit Fast!
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This book is full of intricate patterns and a variety of techniques beyond the basic knit/purl combinations, including eyelet edging and hemming, use of zippers, stuffed animals, cable patterns, color work (both intarsia and duplicate stich) and patchworking. The booties and hats are very creative as well as all the little clothes, unlike anything I have seen in other books.
Most patterns, although the pictures are presented in a range of color options, are really for little girls, but there are a good number of neutral choices and a few exclusively for boys. Most use small needles and very delicate yarn but of course, that makes for a finer, more heirloom-quality product in the final result. I have tucked away everything that I knitted for my son as a keepsake.
Only drawback to this book is the patterns are for the first year only--so it is ideal for pregnancy, but after that... these projects are extremely rewarding but VERY SLOW GOING, given the small needle sizes and the fine yarn. I recommend getting whatever you want to have finished for the baby done before he or she arrives.
I knitted from this book throughout my pregnancy and it was very calming and a wonderful feeling to be creating something so special for my little one while waiting for him to arrive. Recommended, just knit fast
Knits that make you go "Hmmmmm..."
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Absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the designs and color combinations. However, and it is a BIG however...I share other reviewers' reservations and add a few of my own.
1) No real babies wearing items -- leaves practicality of items in question; especially when you add that...
2) NO access openings in any of the patterns, you know -- for diapers, for easy on/off; who wants to wake a sleeping baby by struggling with an adorable but awkward piece of clothing?
3) All the yarns suggested are wool/acrylic blends. YUCK. I can't stand to wear wool/acrylic blends next to my well-aged skin; why would a velvety soft baby want it next to theirs?
So, if you don't mind adding modifications to allow for soft, baby-friendly yarns and access, enjoy the beyond cute and original designs. By "original", I mean that they are not your standard pastel baby colors, in traditional bland baby styles. They are NOT freakishly unique or costumish. The chenille design on the cover is as wild as it gets. Many nice color striping combinations and use of texture.
Enjoy.
Be Quick if you're knitting for your own baby!
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I would say this book is best for an intermediate knitter - cables, shapping, fair isle work is included in most designs. It is jam packed full of patterns so great value. Mostly gorgeous patterns, although a few all in ones and rompers that are not commonly knitted these days.
The patterns look well shaped although they are not pictured on any babies so it's not always possible to tell what the fit is going to be like.
My main complaint with the book is that there are so many great designs and if you are knitting for your own baby, basically not enough time to make them all (a few go up to 18mths). I would have given this book 5 stars had the patterns gone up to 2years.
Overall a good addition to my knit library...and thank goodness not half the book is taken up with how to knit and knitting basics.
This one is a winner
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The first time I looked through this book I was already knitting about 5 of the outfits in my head. And yes, the cover set is not one of them, why it was chosen to represent this book is beyond me. Most of the sets are very stylish and special. This is a keeper for sure.
No knitting instructions to uselessly fill the pages.
With no baby of my own on the way I will use it mainly to knit as gifts. The yarn weights are mostly DK weights, which doesn't lead to extremely lengthy knitting times, but will still look much nicer on a tiny body than some of the chunky knits that fill other knitting books.
Knitting is not a craft that leads to results in a day.
Sweet outfits that will thrill parents!
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This book is just delightful. Each outfit is a winner and you can make the whole one or mix and match. The yarns used are not expensive, but can easily be substituted if you need to. I have made several of these for friends, who were really thrilled with the results, and it's so lovely to see babies looking so cute in something you've created. The patterns are easy to follow, there is something for every skill level, and no instructions on how to knit, which is great if you know already and I guess like most other people, I have books that help with stitches I'm unfamiliar with. All in all, a real treat, and I wasn't disappointed by buying this book 'blind'.
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