Little Badger Knitwear [Paperback]

Ros Badger (Author), Elaine Scott (Author)

Book Description

After raising their own children, businesswoman Elaine Scott and designer Ros Badger realized there was a demand for well-made, stylish hand knitwear. The two soon joined forces to create Little Badger. This book features some of their favorite and most successful designs together with new patterns for sweaters, hats, blankets, mittens, and leggings. Charming color photographs illustrate the text.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Taunton Press (September 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561584142
• ISBN-13: 978-1561584147
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,455,459 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sloppy Editing Job!, January 20, 2003

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E. Primrose-Smith "seasoned traveller" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Badger Knitwear (Paperback)

This is a cute book on the surface, but when you try to knit one of the patterns, you realize that either the authors did not know what they were doing, or they don't care to proofread the text to ensure that their clientel can actually knit the item!! I had to call the publisher 3 times to get the actual total and complete list of errata for the one hat - Dragon Hat. So beware if you try to knit that one. It is so cute, but if I wasn't an experienced knitter, I would have been totally confused and given up. I corrected 3 rows but the errors kept on coming so I then resorted to the publisher. If I were the authors I would immediately have someone go through each and every pattern to ensure accuracy and arm the publisher with the changes ASAP.If they don't have the pride in their work, why should I ever try another pattern or buy another book by these authors?

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Serious errors, March 9, 2003

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Carter Wiecking (Fort Valley, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Badger Knitwear (Paperback)

I thought the garments presented in this book were attractive and they looked fairly simple to make. However, once I got started with my first project (the Ballet Cardigan, page 64), I realized that the instructions for the Front Back and Front Left section were incorrect. And not just a LITTLE bit incorrect...they were full-blown, gonzo wrong. I asked an experienced knitter to check the pattern for me, just in case I was mistaken about how the sweater was constructed, and she confirmed that the pattern was bizarre and unworkable. I'm still fiddling with the pattern, trying to juggle it into something that IS workable...I hadn't expected to have to expend so much skull sweat for something that should be so simple to knit.
On another note, I am disappointed that the authors didn't include diagrams of how to assemble the finished garments. It would be easier to re-write and re-design their creations if I had better pictures of how they think the things should fit together.
I believe I'll call the publisher for a full errata sheet tomorrow, and afterward I'll be wary of any other pattern published by Ros Badger or Elaine Scott.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Little Badger Knitwear: Knitted Projects for Babies&Toddlers, February 12, 2001

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Penny Tennermann (Cincinnati, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Badger Knitwear (Paperback)

I thought this book was so bland and uninspired that I returned it despite being given it as a gift. The patterns are basic and not particularly well written. The examples photographed for the book were poorly assembled and clearly represented the author's inability to design a technically good pattern; ie a cabled sweater had a rippling seed stitch border because the pattern neglected to take into account the drawing in caused by the cables. Even an intermediate knitter would anticipate this problem and have an idea how to prevent it. Shouldn't a designer take care of this problem before launching the book? For a book as poor as this you really need an option of o stars.