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Holiday Knits: 25 Great Gifts from Stockings to Sweaters | 
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| Authors: Allison Isaacs, Sara Lucas
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  10 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0811847187
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.432041
EAN: 9780811847186
Publication Date: September 8, 2005
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Product Description
Cozy mittens, fuzzy ornaments, supersoft sweaters, sporty scarves, and festive stockings Holiday Knits is brimming with projects to cover everyone on the knitter's list. Yarn-shop owners Sara Lucas and Allison Isaacs know firsthand what the holiday knitter needs. Unique patterns, clear instructions, how-to illustrations, and beautiful photographs are sure to get those needles clicking. The 25 projects are organized by the length of time required to complete them (from quick and easy weekend projects to rewarding long-term luxuries) to make for stress-free holiday knitting. From stylish scarves and hats, and exciting updates on holiday favorites, to chic and contemporary wearables, and beautifully designed home accents, Holiday Knits is the knitter's answer to Santa's workshop.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
Some nice patterns November 12, 2007
KnittingMom8
I was able to check this out of the library, and now it is on my wishlist. While there is nothing out of the ordinary here, I like the patterns that I am seeing. They are for good basic things--hats, scarves, mittens, etc. I like how the mittens have wide range of sizes for both children and adults.
It is not a learn to knit book. The help section in the back doesn't have many pictures, so you may have to consult another reference if you need help. But, an advanced beginner (I consider myself intermediate)and on should enjoy this book.
The yarns used are on the more expensive side, so you may have to do some substituting.
 easy to follow-but not so good at explaining October 28, 2007
far-faraway
The projects in the book are really very cute, it's really easy to follow if you know what you are doing. I would be happier if they gave illustrations of the special techniques they introduce, b/c many of them are advanced level, and their instructions are complicated to understand just by reading.
Holiday knitting fun September 21, 2007
Jennifer J. Bennett
I really like that the projects are sorted according to how long it will take to complete them. I wish that there were patterns for bags and baby blankets.
Nice projects hard to find yarn January 12, 2007
Lrn4Lf
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
There were a few projects that I would like to do. However, most projects weren't too unique - I found similar ones in other books. There were a few that were odd and wouldn't do. When I decided to do one of the projects, I couldn't find the yarn recommended and spent a long time searching for a comparable one. In general they use high end, nice yarns.
Great book, but MANY of the patterns are available in magazines! November 10, 2006
R. K. Miske (Monument, co USA)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
Right after I purchased this book, I started receiving the '06 holiday issues of all the knitting magazines I subscribe to. I was a little disappointed to see so many of the patterns re-printed (with the exact same photos so they were a easy to spot) in this season's magazines. I kind of feel like I paid for them twice! I should have just skipped the book.
But---the book is beautifully done and photographed. But in my opinion, many of the patterns are pretty time consuming (many with lots of finishing), so I'm not sure they will be very fast gift projects. And many of them are pretty advanced patterns.
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