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| The Baby Knits Book: The Ultimate Collection of Knitwear Designs for Newborns to 3-Year-Olds
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Author: Debbie Bliss
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
Release Date: 2003-03-01
ISBN-10: 1570762341
ISBN-13: 9781570762345
List Price: $24.95
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Best-selling author Debbie Bliss is back with a new collection of gorgeous knitwear designs for infants and toddlers--from sweaters and jackets to blankets, booties, and hats.
Poorly Written Instructions !!!!!
| Customer Rating: | | I agree with those reviewers that say the book is delightful; the patterns are classic; and many designs are creative (booties). The one thing that has driven me nuts with this book is how poorly the instructions are given. I have struggled with the Embroidered Baby Shoes on pg. 116 (adorable!)and can't seem to make the pattern work as it is written. I took it to my local yarn shop and 3 very experienced knitters attempted to desipher the intructions with no success. Instead of beautiful photographs that sell the book, the knitter would be better served with more detailed instructions and drawings. |
Caution: Yarn discontinued!
| Customer Rating: | | I agree with most of the reviews. Most of the designs are recycled or little changed from other books. I haven't run into any errors in the kimono pattern which I am currently knitting, but on the debbie bliss website they list several errors from this book. A very important note: the major yarn used in this book Debbie Bliss wool/cotton has been discontinued. Because Debbie Bliss discourages people from susbstituting yarns, she does not give help finding an alternate. It is a hard yarn to match, especially in the colors she uses. |
Check pattern first
| Customer Rating: | | I consider myself a fairly skilled knitter, but the patterns I have done so far have their limits. First, the photos don't show much--though they are dang cute kids. Second, the patterns have (rare) charts, and are usually only written instructions. Couple that with many errors in the patterns, and it is difficult at times. Because you have no picture to go by with some of the design details, if the directions are not clear, you have to wing it or give up. Her web site does list error corrections, which helps, but should I have to do that? These are, in the words of Elizabeth Zimmerman, "blind follower" directions, that tell you down to every stitch what to do. It is not much for that rhythmic, meditative knitting--but it has its own appeal, and I come back to her instructions often. The trade-up for these inconvienences are stylish, extremely well -tailored knits. These finished sweaters are the ones that I use most for my own children. Her yarn is very nice and wears well. She only gives gauge over stockinette stitch, not over pattern, a confusing point another reviewer noted--the cable and moss stitch sweater is appropriate to size, because the cables eat up the extra width. I would recommend this book, but with the reservation that you need to spend some time plotting out the knit beforehand, and you need to buy her yarn to get the best end result. |
Good book for knitting baby sweaters!
| Customer Rating: | Well use of yarn (Debbie Bliss) to make the final sweater look high quality and attractive on the babies in the photos.
One small weakness -Hard for reader to see the complete sweater pattern without a drawing of the front and back of the sweater pattern in the book. Phots not showing all areas of the sweater.
Other than that, sweaters look great and not hard to knit! |
A variety of classic-looking projects
| Customer Rating: | | I really admire that this book doesn't try to cram in a "how to knit" chapter in the very beginning. Those hurried instructions never do justice to someone who's never knitted. Therefore, don't buy this book hoping that it will contain a chapter teaching you how to knit, because it doesn't. After two pages devoted to general knitting considerations, the patterns begin. Unlike Debbie Bliss's "Quick baby knits", which features mainly long-sleeved sweaters, this book has a variety of projects including hats, a scarf, blankets, a vest, sweaters (of course), pants, booties, a stuffed toy, three little dresses, and a little bag. Patterns look simple, classic, elegant, not too gaudy, and the skills used include cables, Fair Isle, beads, stripes, and embroidery. My impression of the projects is that they are for an intermediate knitter. Items presented are for newborn-3 year olds, and most can be used for either boys or girls. |
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