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Nursery Rhyme Knits: Hats, Mittens & Scarves with Kids' Favorite Verses

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Let me just say right off the bat, I love this book!

A basic pattern for a blanket, hat, scarf or mittens is presented, followed by detailed graphs of 16 multi-colored designs, each based on a different nursery rhyme. The words are knit right into the accesory, and fleshed out with corresponding design details like flowers, fish, trains, or other animals.

General make-up directions are presented as well, including two different ways to finish the hat - either as a stocking cap, or as a four-pointed hat with tassels. The blanket, scarf, and mittens are all meant to be lined, and the lining instructions are clearly presented as well.

All of these projects are made up in fingering or sport weight yarn, working on 0,1 or 2 needles. The hat and mittens are knitted in the round, scarves and blankets on straight needles. Because of the lightweight yarn and small sized needles, these are not projects you are going to bang out in a weekend, but planning ahead to make a special item that is sure to become a family heirloom is a fine idea.

The designs themselves are what makes this book worth the cost. The patterns are extremely clever - picking up on the theme of each rhyme without being obvious or cloying. And I loved the color choices - many of these patterns would suit a boy or a girl equally well - no washed out pastel pink and blue baby blankets here!

For intermediate knitters, a little too much to tackle for a beginner I think. But if you have experience with, or want to learn fair isle technique, I can't think or a better way to start. Despite the small needle sizes, these kid sized projects will not require a huge time commitment, and I can only imagine the look of gratitude on the face of a lucky recipient, pint-sized or adult, of an item from this book.

Mary Beth Temple is the writer/editor of the web site All Info About Knitting.

I am very excited about this lovely book! The watercolor illustrations and beautiful photos show the clever designs off very well. A special chapter on color work is particularly helpful. The graphs are large and clear. The color palate is sophisticated and charming. My only problem is how to decide which to knit first!
Nell

This book is a must have for knitters that want to add unique knitting designs for their adorable ones. The author provides designs on making garments using the nursery rhymes on mittens, hats, and scarves. The designs are cute and adorable. The instructions are colorful and clear. Your darling angels will love their hats, mittens and scarves!!!

This book is so beautiful I really enjoy lookinng at it I just wish I had enough courage to knit these projects!

I absolutely love this book! The designs are beautiful and unique. The author gives great detail on how to do the projects and great ideas on how to make them great. I made a scarf using some patterns from the book that I personalized for my own creation and added the fleece lining on the back like the author suggests and it's my most favorite scarf. I never thought of adding fleece which helped the scarf to hold the shape and not roll even with the purl stitch. I'm working on a matching hat now and will continue with other ideas in the book. I hope the author writes many more books with her wonderful designs for people like me who copy patterns well, but have trouble coming up with creating my own design. I hope she will include more wonderful ideas and tidbits on how to make the projects great and I'd love to see something with a cycling pattern :-) Amazon shipped the book very quickly and provides lots of feedback from other knitters. The book is fantastic. Buy it today! Cristin

This is a wonderful book. I know you will enjoy the stylish and attractive designs.