Baby Knits Made Easy

by D.K. Publishing

From a sweet bobble pom-pom hat and charming mittens, to a Fair Isle jumper and cuddly rabbit toy, "Baby Knits Made Easy" shares more than 50 easy projects for knitters.

Beginners will welcome the techniques overview, as well as projects that can be whipped out in just a few hours, while experienced knitters will be inspired by the advanced patterns. Each craft is beautifully and appealingly photographed for extra inspiration, and with options for making projects for boys, girls, babies, and toddlers, "Baby Knits Made Easy" is perfect for anyone wanting to knit something lovely for a child.

Genres: Knitting, Crafts, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published February 18, 2013

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Kathleen]

This book is fantastic! There are so many adorable projects. I am not one of those ladies that squeals when things are cute, but I definitely squealed a little on the inside looking through this book. There are simple basic clothing patters, stuffed toy patters, even an adorable bunting and some mobiles. The patterns are so easy to understand, too. I want to make about a million of these little projects for all my friends with small babies!

[Kimberly]

What happened DK? I adore you and you messed up this time around. This book is very pretty and has fabulous photography, but that is all I can give it, as it betrays the title completely. Easy it is not. There are incidents throughout the book that mention how wonderful it is for new knitters, which makes me shudder. I feel bad for new knitters who pick this up. The way the book is organized is poor. The instructions and explanations should have been at the beginning, not the end. It is also unacceptable to instruct in an "easy" book to RIB and not explain how many stitches or what that even means. There are also complicated patterns that could have been replaced with similar but easier alternatives. I think the contributing factor is the consultant is a very advanced expert in textiles (a PhD), which is nice for a grad school class, but not for the everyday beginning knitter.

[Marcia]

Several patterns from this book have gone on my project queue list--especially the cute toys.

[Rebecca Williamson]

I really love the hats, cannot wait to start one.

[Kate]

some very cute patterns

[Electric Bubbles]

I've made a few of these patterns, including the teddy bear and the t-rex. I liked my t-rex so much I made another one later for my nephew. ^_^