Carol Meldrum

I am a new knitter and was looking for some simple projects to practice my new skills. Although some of the projects looked very interesting, they were not for beginners. The book has plenty of pictures of finished projects but no pictures of the process. Some of the terminology I was not familiar with. I might try the book again after I get more practice.

Some interesting ideas, but not really my style. Pity - I enjoy knitting except for the fact that it always takes so long - but I like what I produce more than anything here. I didn't actually try any. The one that looked most interesting, the strawberry hat, puzzled me - why knit it flat and seam it afterward? Wouldn't knitting circular be faster?

This book contains a couple of cute patterns, and a lot of ugly or useless ones.

The cute patterns: a cozy for an individual apple or banana, and a knit cactus.

Most of the other patterns seem to be trying to hard to be "hip." There is a pattern for a guitar case, knee pads, and a couple really ugly sweaters. The book seems to be aimed at teenagers, but I can't imagine any teenager I know leaving the house wearing anything from this book.

i got this solely for the godzilla pattern and it's the only one that has a weird unexplained graph in it. i'm currently typing out written instructions for it because i want to make it, but reading charts while knitting isn't something i've mastered. it baffles me because so many reviews for this particular pattern on ravelry say it's bad, and i understand why.