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Adorable, soft and colourful -- and just the right size for little hands -- knitted toys are the ideal gift for children of all ages. The collection of wonderful knitted toys in this book - many of them complete with their own alternative outfits or additional accessories -- will be a welcome addition to any child's cuddly collection. As well as imaginative dolls, traditional animals and a cute teddy, Tracy Chapman has included a selection of nursery toys for the very young child - a ball, blocks with intarsia lettering and a rattle with a bell, for example. The projects range from the simple to more complex, and utilize a wide variety of knitting skills. Each pattern is carefully explained, with clear charts and detailed instructions, so even the less-experienced knitter will find them easy to follow. Whether you want an easily-made gift or a more complex knitting project to really get into, Tracy Chapman's exciting new patterns will inspire you to pick up your needles and get started. Toys to Knit is the companion volume to the forthcoming Toys to Sew, which includes a range of desirable projects to stitch from author Claire Garland. (25,000 words.)
About the Author
Tracy Chapman is an exciting new knitting designer, who has worked with Rowan yarns for several years. She has been a Rowan design consultant and taught workshops, and now runs her own business designing items for children and toddlers. Her work has been featured in several magazines, but this is her first book. Tracy lives in Gosport, Hampshire.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I loved the design for this book, gorgeous full colour pictures and innovative designs for toys for babies and older children.
My daughter has a list of things she wants me to make and it only came today! However it assumes you know how to knit and crochet already as there are no instructions for beginners on how to do these, Also some of the designs rely on you paying attention to the illustartions as the making up sections aren't that specific.Not one for beginners but delightful all the same.
My daughter has a list of things she wants me to make and it only came today! However it assumes you know how to knit and crochet already as there are no instructions for beginners on how to do these, Also some of the designs rely on you paying attention to the illustartions as the making up sections aren't that specific.Not one for beginners but delightful all the same.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Lovely, attractive designs but I am finishing the basic doll and already I have spotted two errors / sloppy pattern-writing. As long as you are not an absolute beginner, you should be able to work around these but not what you expect from such a simple pattern - if it was a more complicated pattern I could forgive the errors.
The decreases for the feet have been badly calculated so that when you follow the pattern you do NOT get the number of stitches Tracy says you should have. The decreases for the tops of the arms are also a bit messy. For these, just decrease the stipulated 4 stitches for the first 2 decrease rows and then simply cast off the remaining 8 stitches (instead of 4 for the next 2 rows). This will give you a neater, easier to match together look.
It looks like this book has been re-printed with another publisher, or at least some of the patterns have under the same title - I would hope that Tracy has re-checked and corrected the errors and would suggest that you try that book in the hope that they have! I am also hoping the rest of the patterns in this book have been written correctly. All in all, a good, attractively presented book but as I was buying for the patterns and not the pictures alone, I didn't want to have to make any changes/corrections at all - I was after mindless therapeutic knitting with a fabulous result. Having said that, a little concentration and you should be ok.
The decreases for the feet have been badly calculated so that when you follow the pattern you do NOT get the number of stitches Tracy says you should have. The decreases for the tops of the arms are also a bit messy. For these, just decrease the stipulated 4 stitches for the first 2 decrease rows and then simply cast off the remaining 8 stitches (instead of 4 for the next 2 rows). This will give you a neater, easier to match together look.
It looks like this book has been re-printed with another publisher, or at least some of the patterns have under the same title - I would hope that Tracy has re-checked and corrected the errors and would suggest that you try that book in the hope that they have! I am also hoping the rest of the patterns in this book have been written correctly. All in all, a good, attractively presented book but as I was buying for the patterns and not the pictures alone, I didn't want to have to make any changes/corrections at all - I was after mindless therapeutic knitting with a fabulous result. Having said that, a little concentration and you should be ok.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I think that the dolls in this book are really lovely, and the assortment of clothes for them is very good. I am less keen on the sections on animals and nursery ideas. The latter is just not very interesting, there is nothing that stands out as being different from other books. As for the animals, I have a few quibbles, which may just be me being picky. Why have the mouse and the rabbit got loops for feet, but not the kangaroo? Why has the bee got black wings? And WHY is the Arctic mentioned in connection with the penguin!!! I also thought that the mouse was a dog until I saw the tail.
In the dolls section there are rather a lot of mistakes or is it just sloppy editng? There is no indication how to fasten the wrap top;the ballerina doll clearly does not have the hair from the basic instructions, though the text says she does;the Japanese kimono has instructions for sewing up the sides, but the photo looks different; and I don't think that a traditional Japanese outfit has a 'back pillow' - I think you'll find it's a sash, called an obi.
In conclusion, I think this book has promise, but you need to take care, so I would recommend it to confident knitters. And DON'T tell your children that penguins come from the Arctic.
In the dolls section there are rather a lot of mistakes or is it just sloppy editng? There is no indication how to fasten the wrap top;the ballerina doll clearly does not have the hair from the basic instructions, though the text says she does;the Japanese kimono has instructions for sewing up the sides, but the photo looks different; and I don't think that a traditional Japanese outfit has a 'back pillow' - I think you'll find it's a sash, called an obi.
In conclusion, I think this book has promise, but you need to take care, so I would recommend it to confident knitters. And DON'T tell your children that penguins come from the Arctic.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Fun to Knit
This book is exactly what you would want for a variety of easy to knit animals and a basic doll with a selection of knitted clothing to dress it in. Read more
Published 21 days ago by MotherFirst
sloppy patterns
very frustrating. toys look great but patterns need to be adapted to work properly. Full of careless errors which are time consuming to correct. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Lizzie G
cuddly toys to love
my grandsons loved the animals in this book they have put in orders that will keep me busy all winter long. very clear pattens to follow, glad i purchased this nice book
Published 5 months ago by janet
Easy patterns to follow.
I have made quite a few of the toys in this book and I have to say that my grandaughter loves them. There were one or two minor printing mistakes that fortunately I managed to see... Read more
Published 10 months ago by nanna jayne
beware!
Like most of the other reviewers, I found it difficult to make sense of all the instructions in this book. Read more
Published 21 months ago by alison
Toys to Knit
As soon as I read through this book I felt eager to try out the projects. I feel very inspired and the illustrations and instructions are simple to follow.
Published on 28 Jan 2010 by Mrs. Sheila M. Wood
Lovely girlie patterns
I have not yet knitted anything from this book, however on first glances it looks really fun. I have two little girls to please and a stash heaving with leftover bits of yarn from... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2007 by Tia Webb
Fab knitting book
This book is great for knitters who want something a little bit different, it has lots of colourful, pretty pictures which make you want to knit up the items straight away. Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2006 by L. Sawyers
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