Customer Reviews

Family Circle Easy Baby Knits: 50 Whimsical Projects for Babies & Toddlers

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Well, I bought this book because I saw some promising baby patterns but, so far, I'm disappointed by the number of odd errors in the pattern I'm knitting. I'm making the cable sweater at the beginning of the boys section. First of all, the sizes are *way* off of usual baby sizes, which I didn't realize until I had gotten going on it. Then, the directions for the cable don't match the picture -- they're twisted the wrong direction and in a four row pattern, not six (and four looks better). Then, I noticed that there are no ribbing instructions for the end of the sleeve, and there is definitely ribbing in the picture. Fixable, but still. Why so many mistakes when this is a pattern reprinted from the magazine? It doesn't make me want to try the other patterns in the book, that's for sure.

Not sure what they mean by easy, unless you're able to whip out a 20 hour project for someone who will outgrow it in a month.

I'm an intermediate knitter, and when I picked this up at my local library I was appalled. Had I spent money for it, I would have been infuriated.

I'd call this "expert level" , and based on the previous reviewer's comments I'd skip at altogether. Better suggestions are

Simple Knits for Cherished Babies or

Knitting for Two: 20 Simple Designs for Expectant (and New) Mommies and Babies

Great selection. Patterns are well written, pictures accurate.