Holiday Knits: 25 Great Gifts from Stockings to Sweaters

by Allison Isaacs, Sara Lucas

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.

Genres: Knitting, Crafts, Nonfiction, Holiday

128 pages, Paperback

First published September 8, 2005

Reviews

[Tonileg · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute holiday knits and patterns.
Lots of ideas with one or two skein projects, but nothing that I was motivated to make from my family. I would only borrow this one.
128 pages and borrowed from the library
2 stars

[Carrie LeAnne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got a few ideas: lap robe, placemats, felted bag. Did not read word for word.

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

So far I have made the mittens, a Christmas stocking and I'm working on the adult poncho. I love the photos, the patterns are varied in terms of difficulty and amount of time and they have all turned out cute so far. Highly recommended!

[Beth666ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely photos, nicely typeset, pretty patterns; I am making the placemats for my mom for Christmas; please, may they come out all right.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

not bad, not great. I would dispute the "25 great gifts" part of the title. It does have a beautiful scarf that I like.

[Heywu · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the lap robe (blanket) and the ruffled skarf. While the patterns seem simple and knitable, they did not seem to have a WOW factor.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has the best ideas for knitted gifts year round. My favoirte is a bucket hat for babies for the summertime.

[Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides]

Has some nice projects. Probably for intermediate and above knitters; or at least not for someone who is looking for a first project.

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice projects that aren't overly time-consuming for the experienced knitter.

[Suzan Pinciotti · Rating 3 out of 5]

I keep a copy of my favorite stocking pattern in the book, too.

[Mary Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really nice patterns to make as gifts or for family to wear, as a group (like matching hats and gloves).

[Mckinley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Variety of things to make.