THE YARN GIRLS GUIDE TO KID KNITS patterns for babies and toddlers
by Julie Carles and Jordana Jacobs
This is a welcome book with patterns for children in bulkier yarns, including
chenille and trims with the new fun fur yarns. Most kids' patterns use thinner
gauge yarns for baby and toddler, so if you don't enjoy knitting with baby or
fingering weight yarns, this book should light up your knitting life. And if you
deplore the fact that fine gauge knitting takes time--while Junior is rapidly
growing out of the knitting project on your needles, these projects are pretty
fast. Most are done in plain stockinette or garter stitch, fast and easy, but
effective in the decorative yarns used. The patterns are for infant to about
three year old. No reason, however, you couldn't adapt these patterns for school
age kids by adding on some rows and stitches to make them larger and
longer.
The patterns include basic pullovers and more elaborate ones,
cardigans and variations, v-necks--cardis and pullovers, hats, ponchos, dressing
blankets and snuggies. There is a section on fundamentals of knitting for the
beginner and a glossary as well.
Grammies and friends-of-babies take
note: there is an adorable coat and hat set in chenille that works for boy or
girl. A poncho in varigated yarn with a fun fur trim for a girl--in simple
stockinette stitch. One cardigan is simplicity in itself, in plain knit in vivid
purple--but a contrasting light color single crochet trim makes it look finished
and very stylish. This is a very fun book of patterns for kids knits that will
have you diving into your fancy bulky yarn stash with plenty of new ideas for
children's knits.