Adorable Knits for Tots: 25 Stylish Designs for Babies and Toddlers [Paperback]

Zoe Mellor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2004

From whimsical flower power cardigans and lacy sweaters to adorable blankets, colourful mittens, and even a robin hood jacket, Adorable Knits for Tiny Tots contains 25 irresistible knitting projects suitable for all skill levels, from beginners to more experienced. These stylish, contemporary designs, shared by author Zoe Mellor and appealing to modern tastes and fashions, will delight every child. To ensure successful completion, each projects feature a materials list, measurement tables-including chest, length, and sleeve seam-tension settings, and tips and hints. Charts display colour variations to suit girls and boys and thoroughly map designs and edging patterns such as strawberries, daisies and pirates.

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About the Author

London based designer Zoe Mellor is best known for her children's knitwear designs-her designs are bold, contemporary and simple to knit. She regularly designs for Rowan Yarns and is the author of several knitting books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 2 edition (March 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873498526
• ISBN-13: 978-0873498524
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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62 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Sweaters-Bad Instructions, January 25, 2005

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S. Denver (Barkhamsted, CT) - See all my reviews
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This book has really nice sweaters in it, but there are errors in the book so beware!!! The sweater featured on the cover tells you to use US size 5 knitting needles which can not be true since the pattern for the sailboat sweater (page 83)uses the same type yarn and gauge but tells you to use US size 3 needles. After knitting the star sweater (cover) with the US 5 it is obvious that there is a typo. I ripped the sweater out and reknitted with the US 3. What a waste of time!
Also the star sweater and sailboat sweater have inconsistencies with the number of stitches you should have left at the neckband so you have to figure out some work around for those errors as well. I only have experience with those two patterns in the book and have found both of them to have mistakes. If you purchase this book I would recommend reading the pattern carefully so you can plan ahead. This book is not for beginners and can prove to be very frustrating.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Frustrated, March 19, 2006

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P. Anselm (Mexico) - See all my reviews
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Beware....I am on my second sweater from this book and with both sweaters there were mistakes in the instructions. It's been incredibly frustrating. I won't buy another book from Zoe Mellor.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Underrated book, February 1, 2006

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N. Mitchell "nannersknits" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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I was leery about this book because of the very mixed reviews, and expected problems when I started the Robin Hood jacket. But I didn't find the instructions confusing at all, and the jacket turned out perfect! I have also knitted up half of the heart pattern cardigan, and again, no problems. The patterns are really cute, and it is easy to substitute different yarns and colors for the expensive name brand ones she uses (but if you are going to do the Robin Hood jacket, I do recommend trying to locate some Rowan Cork, a discontinued yarn. It is so soft and shows the cables well).