Head to Toe Knits: 25 Colorful Accessories for Your Home and Children [Hardcover]

Zoe Mellor (Author)

Book Description

Designer Zoe Mellor presents a bright and lively collection of knitted accessories for children and the home, from hats and mittens to cushions and bedspreads. Fully illustrated with color photos and charts. In Head to Toe Knits, Zoe Mellor presents a vibrant new collection of knitted accessories featuring contemporary interpretations of classic designs. For children, there are hats, mittens, socks, bags, and irresistible little toys. And for the home, there are cushions, bedspreads, rugs and throws--even a lampshade and a Roman blind. Throughout, projects feature easy-to-use charts and instructions and a striking selection of photos. With her impeccable color sense and clever use of motifs, Zoe Mellor has, once again, produced a collection that will please both children and adults. Zoe Mellor is a London-based designer; her previous book is Colorful Knits for You and Your Child. 80 pp 8 1/2 x 12 25 color & 25 b/w photos, charts

Editorial Reviews

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“Busy knitters will appreciate the small scale of most of the projects, and the color photos are a delight in themselves.” -- FAMILY CIRCLE --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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In Head to Toe Knits, designer Zoë Mellor presents a dazzling collection of knitted accessories featuring contemporary interpretations of classic designs. For children, there are hats, mittens, socks, bags, and irresistible little toys. And for the home, there are cushions, bedspreads, rugs, and throws—even a lampshade and a Roman blind. Throughout, projects feature easy–to–use charts and instructions and a striking selection of photos. With her impeccable color sense and clever use of motifs, Zoë Mellor has produced a collection that will please both children and adults. Zoë Mellor is a London–based designer; her books include Animal Knits, Double Knits, and Colorful Knits for You and Your Child. Durable laminated case binding. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570761167
• ISBN-13: 978-1570761164
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,073,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bust that Yarn Stash, and don't worry about the fit, February 19, 2001

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This review is from: Head to Toe Knits: 25 Colorful Accessories for Your Home and Children (Hardcover)

Knitting need not be sweaters, socks or scarves. How about knitting something for the home or a toy for your child? This book has an amazing assortment of non-garment designs like pillows, lampshades and toys.

It also has accessories (bags, hats, socks, mittens) for kids. GREAT for gifts. Who doesn't need a cute bag or another pair of mittens?

Knitting for the home and knitting accessories is a lot of fun and brings out the creativity. You can use up mixes of yarns you bought for the exciting colors or textures, but that you had no idea how to use. If you combine these patterns with embellishments, you can reuse these patterns and make new creations with added fringe, cord,applique or embroidery (check out Knitted Embellishements by Nicki Epstein--you can do celtic knotwork with i-cord)

If you like this kind of knitting, you might also Shangold's Design Source book of Home Decor, Nicki Epstein's Knitting for your Home, or Erika Knight's Comforts of Home.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not what I exspected, February 11, 2011

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This review is from: Head to Toe Knits: 25 Colorful Accessories for Your Home and Children (Hardcover)

I thought this book would tell you how to knit, instead it is full of designs and no clear way on how to do them.I am sure that if you are looking purely for a designing book this could work, but not to try and figure out how to