Knitting Little Luxuries

by Louisa Harding

Learn to pamper friends and loved ones with lavish and fun knitted gifts. Projects are broken down into four different categories by style and include hats, mittens, purses, wraps, tops, sweaters, and socks--all of which are simple to make and require minimal yarn. Tips are provided for embellishing each project with different fabrics, edgings, and stitching patterns, making personalization easy, even for novices. Beautiful photographs and color illustrations detailing how to create each piece, as well as contemporary designs and small, quick projects make this guide a must-have for the gift-giving knitter.

Genres: Knitting, Crafts, Nonfiction, Reference

128 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2007

Reviews

[Willow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow. I can knit myself a wardrobe from Anthropologie.

[Katherine Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review posted on my blog, Life As Katherine. https://lifeaskatherine.blogspot.com/

I love to check out knitting books from the library, and this is one of my favorites. It's so beautiful that I check it out over and over just to look at the beautiful patterns. I have made a couple of items from this book, and I treasure them. This designer, Louisa Harding, designs such beautiful items and has published many other books with patterns for both children and adults.

This book contains patterns for accessories, like purses, gloves, hats, and scarves. That sounds like a typical knitting book, but her patterns are so beautiful that the book is extraordinary. She shows the patterns in multiple different yarns and colors, such as showing them with stripes and then solids, to show how the projects can look completely different, and how beautiful it can still be.

I want so much to buy this book for my very own. It's so beautiful and the patterns are amazing.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Half a dozen or so patterns that I liked in this book. I liked three of the purse patterns, ESPECIALLY the one on the front cover. I also liked the cabled tunic and the yellow cardigan.

This is one I think I’d like to own.

[Kim Napier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gorgeous patterns

[Beth666ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, there are several lovely projects in this book, which is ridiculously overpriced for a paperback. However, the art direction is lovely, and many of the projects are as well. One of the models has "strong eyes" (lots of eye makeup) and virtually nothing on her mouth and I have to say that she looks like a cadaver. This is not the image I want in a knitting book. However, there's a gorgeous fair isle hat and lots of other fine things, and I'm glad I got this one. Look, Kaelie, a knitting book I did *not* give four stars to!

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a really nice book to look through. The cover is very appealing, and the photographs inside the book are relevant and crystal clear. Very modern page layout, making it completely reader-friendly. Even though I didn't find any patterns that I wanted to knit, there was still an assortment of patterns that I thought were lovely and had a unique design. I would recommend this book.

*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2009...

[Leslie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another book that has so many beautiful things to knit, with great instructions. I want to make so many things in this book there are a lot of nice hates and scarves and a purse(on the cover) that doesn't even look like its knitted.

[Rachael Lauritzen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of these patterns seemed like they'd only look cool on models. You know, the people who can wear anything and make it look good. Meh. But there were some great accessories that could look great with fairly little effort, especially with the right yarn.

[BookMouse · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was OK, some of the projects were pretty, but nothing I'd want to make myself.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is full of adorable projects that look like they might make great gifts. And as cute as they are, they also look fast, which is another plus for gift-knitting.

[Kimberli · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delicate and beautiful book.

[Erin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not really enough patterns, and only one of them is something I 'can't wait to make..

[Hanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm making the Cecily hat for a friend!

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are some cute items to knit here, but most are a bit too "girly" or frilly for me. There isn't much to read, either. So overall not a book I'd consider purchasing.

[Joelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are some really lovely patterns here - a bit above my very beginner skills, but definitely eye candy.

[Sally · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice book, well put together. The projects are just too... I don't know, soft and pretty.

[Martha]

girly romantic; all patterns in written & chart form

[Marie]

The projects in this book were uninspiring. They were mostly made from mid weight yarn and not at all "luxurious" to my mind.

[Rose Ann · Rating 2 out of 5]

Most of the yarn used is unavailable now. Cute stuff, some of it, but really not things I would make.

[Tasneem · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved some of the designs in this book and will definitely be trying to reproduce the Victoria fingerless mittens. Beautiful, delicate patterns that really make me feel a bit like a lady of old.

[Cat Fithian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet embellishments, cute tam, soft wraps.

[Cheryl Hendricks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful patterns! I knitted a tam and a Lacey purse for my granddaughters.

[Maria · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very pretty pictures, but most of the items seem impractical or too girly for an adult.

[Mckinley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty 'little' projects - mostly hats, gloves, etc. I think a pair of mitts I got as a gift several years ago came from one of these patterns. Fun surprise to know a project!

[Denise · Rating 2 out of 5]

Death to fingerless mitts. There is a cute one-button cropped cardigan in here though.

[Pooch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully delicate, feminine knitting patterns for accessories.

[lk]

ok - found a cute bag (on cover)