Barbie Doll and Me: 45 Playful Matching Designs for Knitting [Hardcover]

Nicky Epstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 28, 2005

What girl doesn't want to dress just like her favorite doll? People really love Barbie-as the success of Nicky Epstein's Crochet for Barbie Doll® and Knits for Barbie Doll® so clearly proved. Following on the heels of those bestsellers, Epstein, one of today's hottest knitwear designers, has come up with a new twist: matching ensembles for Barbie and her young owners, too. They're enjoyable to knit, make great gifts, and even beginning knitters can complete many of these 20 fun garments and accessories. Choose from colorful everyday clothing and "fantasy" wear, including tankinis, sweater and hat sets, a go-go dress, flower-power poncho, fairy costume, tutu, and more. There are even some patterns for adults, and for male admirers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Sixth&Spring Books (May 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931543631
• ISBN-13: 978-1931543637
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nicky Epstein is one of today's most prolific and versatile knitwear designers, authors and teachers. She has gained worldwide recognition for her artistic, distinctive and innovative work, whimsical sense of style and informative workshops. Her designs continue to be featured in many knitting magazines and publications, on television, and in museums.

Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great patterns for the whole family, January 6, 2006

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Eco-mom (Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barbie Doll and Me: 45 Playful Matching Designs for Knitting (Hardcover)

This book goes far beyond Barbie. It has become my favorite knitting pattern book!

The doll patterns are adorable, but usually call for tiny amounts of fine-gauge, hard-to-find yarns. I personally am not planning to knit a doll sweater. If you are a Barbie Doll lover though, you will certainly find some wonderful things to make.

But the book also has patterns for girls, boys, women and men (one "Dad" sweater). Nicky Epstein has some wonderful techniques in her patterns which make for beautifully finished sweaters. I am at the advanced-beginner level, and her book makes it easy to turn out professional looking sweaters by using methods like a three-needle bind-off at the shoulders, and making sleeves by picking up stitches at the shoulder and knitting down toward the cuff.

The writer suggest specific yarns to use, but she also gives you plenty of information about gauge and yardage so that it is easy to substitute a different yarn.

My daughter and I love to look through the book and pick out our "next" patterns. There are lots of matching mother and daughter patterns (plus doll, of course) which look equally nice on women and girls. I have already made the father-and-son rugby sweaters, and my next project will be a soft little cardigan for my daughter, with a fluffy collar and cuffs and matching fluffy headband. For myself I would like to make the raglan sleeved turtleneck.

Nicky Epstein has some awesome knitting books out on embellishments and edges, and home decor. I wish she would write some more sweater patterns too, because she makes it very easy to make a great looking garment.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Barbie Doll and Me by Nicky Epstein, January 4, 2007

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Lesley Tierney (Kanahooka Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barbie Doll and Me: 45 Playful Matching Designs for Knitting (Hardcover)

I have been buying quite a few of Nicky Epsteins books and have found this book to be up to her excellent high standard of quality design, instructions and gorgeous photos which both myself and my grandaughters love looking at to choose which outfit to make next.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Knitting Book, November 10, 2010

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This review is from: Barbie Doll and Me: 45 Playful Matching Designs for Knitting (Hardcover)

Excellent and unique knitting book. Patterns are easy to follow and very attractive styles. Some of the yarn recommendations such as Shepherd/Classic Elite Yarns (Color 4 Me 8-Ply) are imports making the yarn expensive. The author does not offer yarn substitute recommendations.