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Arne and Carlos
Search Press
27 June 2012/ ISBN-13: 9781844488506
How-To Books/Knitting
Amazon
Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
Those knitting
Norwegians are at it again! This is the follow-up to
55 Christmas Balls To Knit (also reviewed on this site)
and has patterns for several dolls, plus lots of clothes to kit
them out in.
Expect a lushly illustrated book and you won’t be disappointed.
Not only are there lots of large colorful photos of the dolls and
their wardrobes, but plenty of inspiring shots of them amongst the
treasures owned by the authors in their wonderful home. With its
wide open layout, it is easy to follow the instructions, which are
mainly in written form but with a few charts. The dolls get to wear
all kinds of different outfits, for everyday occasions, walking
in the snow, going somewhere special, and even a pajama party. Kit
one doll out like punk Lolita, and knit wee woolly versions of the
authors, complete with glasses! It is all very colorful and I can
imagine any child being thrilled to find one of these dolls peeking
out of their stocking Christmas morning. This is not a book that
teaches knitting, but would be good for anybody classing themselves
as an “improver” and wanting small projects that make
up fast and often use up small amounts of yarn. The only alloy in
all this is it is a English language reprint of a Norwegian book
and therefore gives yarns you can buy over there. If you can find
Falk from Dale of Norway all to the good, otherwise you will need
to substitute it with something else. This aside, I enjoyed this
lively, colorful book and look forward to this duo’s next
venture into print.
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