Nursery Knits: More Than 30 Designs for Clothes, Toys and Other Items for 0-3 Year Olds [Paperback]

Debbie Bliss (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 1996

More than 30 imaginative designs, from all-in-one baby outfits and knitted garments to toys and baby blankets, all inspired by traditional nursery motifs.

The patterns are easy to follow and knit, combining style and practicality, and are suitable for knitters of all levels of skills.

Each finished design is illustrated in irresistible photographs.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Debbie Bliss is the author of the enormously popular Baby Knits as well as New Baby Knits, Kids’ Knits for Heads, Hands and Toes, Nursery Knits, Teddy Bears, Toy Knits, Baby Style, and Quick Baby Knits. She lives in England.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (September 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312145845
• ISBN-13: 978-0312145842
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #862,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Debbie Bliss is the foremost knitwear designer for children. With a string of bestselling titles to her name, she regularly tours the US, Canada and other countries, giving lectures and doing workshops and has her own Debbie Bliss branded yarn range which is sold worldwide. Debbie lives in London with her husband and two children. Her website is www.debbiebliss.freeserve.co.uk.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another book filled with beautiful sweaters, December 26, 2000

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This review is from: Nursery Knits: More Than 30 Designs for Clothes, Toys and Other Items for 0-3 Year Olds (Paperback)

I own 4 of her books and have knitted sweaters from each one. These are books that compel you to knit as the sweaters are beautiful. There are many original, clever patterns to suit every knitter and child. The last 6 sweaters I've knitted have been Debbie Bliss creations and all were well received. I have one problem with her books. There are typos that will frustrate the novice knitter. As another reviewer mentioned, read her patterns carefully and check the photos. The photography is very good with the emphasis on the sweater, not the model. The errors generally occur on the wrong side row instructions. The first row sets the pattern with a knit-purl combination while the second row instructions just have "purl" when clearly you have to follow the combination set in the first row. If the second row instructions seem to simple for the pattern, they generally are. I have found this same typo in 3 books. The books are beautifully done. The patterns are varied and creative. She needs a editor who knows how to knit.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars how to choose..., July 20, 1999

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A. Creech (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nursery Knits: More Than 30 Designs for Clothes, Toys and Other Items for 0-3 Year Olds (Paperback)

Take one look at this book, and you have to knit everything in it. Each of these designs is beautiful, and the range includes something for every level of knitter. Be careful though--she is VERY precise in her patterns, not a single word more than is necessary. Read everything twice then knit it. That said, if you think you will ever have to knit anything for a baby or toddler, get this book. The styles in it are classic, so you can knit them for babies born this year, and then knit them again for when those babies grow up and have kids of their own.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars beautiful but limited sizing, May 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Nursery Knits: More Than 30 Designs for Clothes, Toys and Other Items for 0-3 Year Olds (Paperback)

I love my Debbie Bliss books. But I was slightly disappointed in this one because the sweaters were generally sized for mostly only one (a few had two) size only (some of her later books size for various sizes ranging from 0-12 months, or 1 - 5 etc.). So, if I liked a design, but the baby I was knitting for was not the exact size the pattern was fitted for, I was out of luck. There was no variation and I am not experienced enough of a knitter to adjust the pattern This was very frustrating, because some of the sweaters are quite cute.