Product Description

Knitting has been growing in popularity with kids over the past couple of years. It's a fun and creative pastime that yields great items they can wear or give as gifts. Once kids learn how to cast on, knit and purl, the whole world of knitting is theirs to discover. All eleven projects, including cool striped mittens and soft slipper socks, feature easy stitches, full-color photos and simple-to-follow directions. Includes instructions for * a pom-pom scarf * a book bag * a rolled-brim hat * a cozy blanket

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #188580 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 40 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781553370512
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5-This well-designed, clearly written book discusses yarn, needles, and other supplies. Beyond instruction in the basic techniques of casting on, knit and purl stitches, increasing and decreasing, and binding off, it shows how to make fringe, pom-poms, and tassels, and how to combine stitches to create patterns; it does not tell how to pick up dropped stitches. There are complete instructions for a headband, a rolled-brim hat, slipper socks, a book bag, and more. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow, and the large, softly colored, superior-quality diagrams show exactly how to perform each step in the process. Color photos show the finished items. The introductory portion of Susie O'Reilly's Knitting and Crochet (RSVP, 1994) has a similar scope, but the book has fewer and less-sophisticated projects. For older children, Melanie Falick's Kids Knitting (Artisan, 1998) gives instructions for more difficult items but the basic techniques are not quite as stepwise. With its larger typeface and illustrations, simpler projects, and fewer pages, Sadler's book is sure to be an attractive resource for the youngest would-be knitters.
Lynda Ritterman, Atco Elementary School, Waterford, NJ
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
A well-designed, easy-to-follow guide for new knitters. (Kirkus Reviews )

This well-designed, clearly written book discusses yarn, needles, and other supplies. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow, and the large, softly colored, superior-quality diagrams show exactly how to perform each step in the process. With its larger typeface and illustrations, simpler projects, and fewer pages, Sadler's book is sure to be an attractive resource for the youngest would-be knitters. (School Library Journal )

About the Author
Judy Ann Sadler is the author of more than 20 craft books that have sold over one million copies worldwide. She has appeared in magazines and on TV and has shared her passion for creativity with tens of thousands of children. Judy lives in London, Ontario.

Esperança Melo is an artist and illustrator. She lives in Millbrook, Ontario.

Customer Reviews

Excellent first introduction to knitting
Each children's knitting book has its own particular virtues. The most
exciting feature of Knitting by Judy Ann Sadler is that the Double Tail cast-on method
is presented in a children's knitting book. None of the other leading
children's knitting books,...illustrates the single cast-on (terrible for knitting your first row!) and
the knit-on cast-on (messy, in my opinion). ....

The reason that I find this exciting is that I have taught the double-tail
cast-on method successfully to quite a few children, yet I never had a kids'
book to recommend to them to use as a memory-jog at home. Now I do! .

The other unique feature is that Sadler recommends "marking" one of the

knitting needles with a little piece of contrasting yarn before you cast-on.
This allows her to avoid terms like "wrong side row" and "right side row"
for young learners. I haven't tried this yet with my knitting club, but
since it is one more visual cue, I think it could be helpful.

Projects are all knit on two needles: pom-pom scarf, rolled-brim hat,
ribbed scarf, slipper socks, cozy blanket, pillow, patterned headband, book
bag, mini-purse, striped mittens, and boa. All of these would appeal to my
elementary school knitters. In fact, I *know* I never would have thought of
a boa to offer as a knitting project for my kids, but I also know that some
of them would love to have one.

The color illustrations and photos are excellent. My only unfulfilled wish
is that Sadler would have included one of the popular rhymes for learning
the knit stitch. Kids really benefit from the rhyme because it helps them
visualize the steps of the stitch and also helps them remember the steps.

All in all, Knitting by Judy Ann Sadler is an attractive, accessible, and smart first introduction to knitting for children.

Good for knitting novices
I am a new (adult) knitter and this was the first book in which I could actually understand the pattern instructions without looking up dozens of abbreviations in a "knitting shorthand" glossary. It would be great if more books just had instructions in plain english instead of shorthand.

This is also one of the few knitting books with clear illustrations for the knitting techniques. Most books contain small, confusing drawings that skip steps, but this one is clear. Definitely the best book for a beginner that I have come across.

My kids love to knit
My girls are 6 and 8 years old. They both knit and knitting is becoming all the rage in their Montessori school. This is a beautiful beginning to knit book. It's has nice, easy to follow pictures and simple projects. I love all of Judy Sadler's books.