By combining simple knitting techniques with soft and colourful yarns; Fiona Goble has created a fantastic collection of 35 animal hats; ranging from cute and cuddly to wild and woolly. Choose from hats for tiny babies such as Buzzy Bee; Tweet the Robin or Rudy the Rabbit; or make something to keep bigger kids cosy; from Blizzard the Reindeer (complete with bright red nose) to Otto the Octopus. Most of the hats can be made in a range of sizes and many of them come with matching accessories; such as boot toppers; wrist warmers and baby bootees. Each hat has easy-to-follow instructions and uses the simplest of stitches; with clear step-by-step illustrations and photographs to help with the all-important features; making this ideal for beginner knitters as well as more experienced ones. With essential yarn information as well as a helpful techniques section; youll be ready to start knitting gorgeous animal hats in no time.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Bare bones pattern diagrams-- great for historical costumer; not for the I Love Mr. Darcy fansBy C. F.Great layout; very polished appearance. Wish there were more photos of the dresses that were patterned-- there is a simple line drawing and a detail shot photo from the dress. Still; I dig it. Its very bare bones-- I love original pattern diagrams; so that doesnt bother me; but if youre expecting Pride and Prejudice with instructions on how to make and trim it; youre better off with a commercial sewing pattern. This is a book for the historical costumer/researcher looking for original material and info. The patterns are very basic with minimal description. My one complaint is that the diagrams should have been cleaned up a bit-- I dont mind that theyre by hand; but it looks very hastily done with wavering lines.11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. This is a Must Have Stunning Collection of Regency Period Garments and PatternsBy Livia RoseThis book contains a short general history of the 19th century Regency Period; along with an introduction. There are photos of the original garments and colored engravings representing the garments. Each garment has an over view of detailed description. This book includes 26 flat patterns of ladies gowns; jackets; spencers; ball dresses and other garments from 1800 thru 1830; including one Quaker Gown Pattern and four under garment patterns; two chemise; one Corset; and one of Short Stays. "Every pattern is drawn to scale from existing Regency garments that have not been previously documented and in some cases; never displayed before." The line drawings are very clear and precise. Further reading references include the authors: Janet Arnold; Cristina Barreto; Nancy Bradfield; Elizabeth Friendship; Katell Le Bourhis; Lucy Johston; and Norah Waugh. Museums; UK and US suppliers are also listed.39 of 39 people found the following review helpful. Amazing Regency Fashion Resource - Lots of patterns and images!By jamieMost costuming books feature a wide range of time from mid 1700s to mid 1800s. And that is ok; but this book FOCUSES on the singular period that is commonly refereed to as Empire; Regency; Federal; Directoire; Georgian among others. If you are an experienced stitcher and are familiar with how to blow up and size a pattern using a grid; this is a phenomenal book. Well; it is a phenomenal book even if you arent.There are sparse construction instructions; if any; but there are intense details about each garment. And all I can say is wow that there are so many patterns! The average regency sewing pattern costs 15 bucks; and you get 20 ... you do the math! The garment examples range from chemises to stays; gowns and redingotes. Its a whole wardrobe. If you already own Waugh and Arnold; this is a very fresh book for the period stitcher who is hungry for more Regency research. Good stuff. Tons of color pics.So buy this book for the patterns and then use the Regency Ladies Fashion Plate book to get trimming; color and detail ideas; and then use the period fabric examples books to get a good idea of period cloth to use. There ya go; regency just got easy. :)
