Customer Reviews

Hand Knits for the Home: 20+ Designs for Stylish Interiors

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This is a good book put out by a consistently good publisher (Interweave Press) but I found it too similar to other "basic" or "simple" knitting type of books. The pillows, blankets and miscellaneous items (knit bottle cover) don't have enough of a difference or "twist" to really stand out from other similar books. Good if you are looking for a basic knit book.

I absolutely loved this book. In fact, based on the 50+ or so knitting books I own, this is one of my favorites.

I found the book to be a great compliation of designs for both beginner and advanced knitters. The patterns are classic and timeless and if you are a more advanced knitter, you can use some of the simpler patterns as a template for your more advanced desings.

I found the patterns to be very creative and interesting. We are lacking so many interesting and beautiful patterns for the home and this book comes as a wonderful book to fill that void!

My recommendation: don't pass up this book. It's simply fantastic!

I compulsively shop for knitting books and I bought this one because I found it on sale at Half-Price books for only $7.98, but after I took it home and got a really good look at it I realized what a bargain it reallly was.

The book goes over all the basics (knitting tools, accessories, yarns, cast on, cast off, tension, etc) and then it starts slowly building your knitting skills with each project (from a basic garter stitch woven pillow to a three dimensional checkered cube/ottoman, to intarsia, to bobbles, to beading, etc).

Really an excellent book that takes you seamlessly from a basic knitter to an advanced intermediate one easily. And at the end, you have lots of beautiful stuff for your home.

I gave it only four stars by mistake I meant to give it five ***** and even tough I tried to correct that mistake I couldn't figure out how. =0p

The borders on every page are wide sometimes 2 1/2 to 3 inches top bottom and sides, big empty spaces, the instruction photos are huge; some photos are so big they're inadequate to show you what the end item looks like. Seems to me the book is full of "fluff". If it had normal borders and normal sized adequate photos the book would be half the size.

The cover says "hand knits for the home" (yes, it's all lower case letters--how precious), but the real title should be "a very basic tutorial for someone who has never knit before and wants 33 pages of instruction before getting to the first pattern, and then needs another 2 or 3 pages of more instructions between every pattern, and doesn't want any of the patterns to be distinctive or particularly innovative". I'm so glad I got my copy at the library and no money changed hands.

I love this book. Most knitting books are all about things to wear (sweaters, vests, hats), and I don't wear hand knitted clothing beside scarfs. I wanted to knit pretty things that were actually useful. This book has patterns for beautiful throw pillows - I've already made 2 and am almost done with a third. Today I am going to start work on the baby blanket pattern - it is cute but not cutesy. The patterns in this book are classy and tasteful.

This is a very good book for beginners. Those who don't have anyone to teach them can find this book useful. I think this book could of had more designs to expand their learning. It was a bit simple.