Nursery Knits: 25 Easy-Knit Designs for Clothes, Toys and Decorations [Paperback]

Zoe Mellor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 10, 2005

This innovative and easy-to-follow guide leads knitters through 25 inspiring projects, including soft and snuggly blankets, mittens, booties, hats, sweaters, and even dolls, teddy bears and décor for the nursery.

With simple, step-by-step instructions and over 150 color photographs and charts, even beginning knitters will enjoy creating these soft and luxurious clothes, toys and décor. These adorable projects are suitable for newborns to 3-year olds.

-25 soft knit projects for babies and toddlers -Features step-by-step instructions and color illustrations -Suitable for beginning as well as advanced knitters

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About the Author

Zoe Mellor is one of the UK's best known children's knitwear designers. Author of seven bestselling knitting books, she is also well known as a Rowan designer and owner of a successful children's clothing company. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 2 edition (April 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089689147X
• ISBN-13: 978-0896891470
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #964,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Many Flaws in Mellor's 'Nursery Knits', August 8, 2005

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E. Mayer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nursery Knits: 25 Easy-Knit Designs for Clothes, Toys and Decorations (Paperback)

This book's patterns are seriously flawed. My attempt to follow the "outdoor snuggly" for a 0-3 month old baby resulted in a 32 inch waistline snuggly with legs that were too long and arms that were too short. In addition, the photos of the snuggly did not match the pattern's instructions. My cousin used the baby poncho pattern and had a myriad of similar problems. Do NOT buy this book!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fresh designs, November 17, 2006

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K. M. Denny (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nursery Knits: 25 Easy-Knit Designs for Clothes, Toys and Decorations (Paperback)

I really like the designs in this book - just as good if not better than the previous Adorable Knits (which I am also a fan of). I've knitted the Baby Snuggly and it turned out great, so I don't know what went wrong for the other reviewer. I know some of the patterns do have corrections to them but they're available from Hamlyn, the UK publisher (email [e-mail]).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Patterns are darling, but instructions suffer, October 15, 2007

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J. Hunter "literary mom" (Boise, ID United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nursery Knits: 25 Easy-Knit Designs for Clothes, Toys and Decorations (Paperback)

I'm one of those knitters who will tackle any project--what's the worst that could happen, right? I've done just about everything, now, and I've made many a child's sweater. But the Boy's Own Jacket has some serious flaws. Just for starters:
* The instructions for placement of increases on the sleeves are unclear.
* The hood is the same size as the entire body of the jacket.
* The whole jacket is simply too small to be intended for a 24-month-old child, though my gauge is accurate.

All these problems, and yet no errata for this pattern. Bizarre!

I'm wondering if these books are using test knitters at all? I just can't figure out why the directions always seem to be so vague, and I hate that there are no schematics. Such a shame, since the patterns are adorable.