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Title: Baby Knits for Beginners by Debbie Bliss, Sandra Lousada ISBN: 1-57076-248-1 Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.43 (7 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Skimpy Directions
Comment: I'm at least an intermediate knitter who purchased this book because of the classic "Ralph Lauren" designs. I knitted the "jacket with seed stitch bands" using the Bliss Cashmerino yarn. The directions don't give inches to measure pattern pieces nor do they provide graphics. After seaming the shoulders and knitting the neck, I realized the front pieces were too short, thus making the neck large enough for me. I've spent the morning taking it out and will be able to adjust the pattern I hope, but I'm not happy. This is a expensive sweater for a baby, and I expect a Bliss pattern to provide me with accurate, complete information. From now on I'll avoid books that don't provide measurements and graphics.
Rating: 4
Summary: errors with needle sizes
Comment: While I enjoyed using the patterns, like other
reviewers, I also noticed problems with needle
sizes. Sometimes "5" seems to have been substituted
for "3". Most experienced knitters know that if
more than 2 needle sizes are used, there might be
an error, but beginners might not and be confused
about why some ribs of a sweater are knit with size
"3," while other parts are knit with size "5" and
then the body of the sweater in size "6".
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Book, But Watch Out
Comment: I bought this book and knitted the v-neck cardigan for my baby. I hadn't knit in years, so I definitely considered myself a beginner. After reading through the book and then starting the sweater, I felt very comfortable with my knitting project. Once I started the V-neck sweater, I noticed something wrong with the pattern directions for the v-neck sweater. It didn't make sense. It called for size 6 knitting needles for the whole project (including the contrasting trim), except for on one of the front pieces (it called for size 5). You'd have to read the pattern to know what I mean. I called several knitting shops to ask them about the strange direction, and they told me it must be printed incorrectly. I ended up knitting the whole sweater in size 6 and it turned out fine. Also, I used the Debbie Bliss Double Cotton yarn like the pattern called for. When I washed the sweater the first time, the contrasting color bled a little onto the rest of the sweater. That was quite a disappointment. Bottom line...I loved the book, but be careful when reading directions, I'm not sure how accurate they are.
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Title: The Baby Knits Book: The Ultimate Collection of Knitwear Designs for Newborns to 3-Year-Olds by Debbie Bliss ISBN: 1570762341 Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Quick Baby Knits : Over 25 Quick and Easy Designs for 0-3 year olds by Debbie Bliss ISBN: 0312202512 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pub. Date: 20 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Weekend Knitting : 50 Unique Projects and Ideas by Ericka McConnell, Melanie Falick ISBN: 1584792914 Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Pub. Date: 03 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Easy Knits : Over 25 Simple Designs for Babies, Children and Adults by Debbie Bliss ISBN: 0312290144 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 17 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Stitch 'N Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook by Debbie Stoller ISBN: 0761128182 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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