[.uk] Christmas Stockings: Holiday Treasures to Knit (ISBN 1931499004)

For that Something Special for Someone Special:
I love to knit. My gift to new babies is a Christmas stocking. I think of it as a special blessing of this childs new life. While knitting on it I am thinking about all the love this child is going to have and the hopes for the child's future. This book has so many ideas. Everyone a winner. I can't wait to knit all of the stockings in the book.

Eh.:
I purchased this book here in October. It took a month to receive it. A few days before receiving it in the mail I had stopped at a local bookstore to see if they had a copy (I was desperate and needed patterns for this years stockings). I wasn't that impressed, I've definitely seen better. Sure, there are a couple patterns that are nice but I don't think it's worth the $. So I returned the book. I'm glad I had a chance to look at it before it finally arrived. I'm also surprised to see the promise of 2 day shipping. If you're intending on getting this for some last minute Christmas knits, don't count on it.

A stocking for everyone:
The book has a nice variety of patterns for adults; there's only one pattern for a children's stocking, but it's adorable. The patterns are clearly written and well-illustrated. They're not written for a specific yarn, and the way they supply gauge information makes it easy to match the yarn of your choice to patterns; I found the yarn requirements to be very accurate. If you find yourself wanting to knit different stockings to match the personalities of the people in your life, I recommend investing in this book, since it has something for everyone. The patterns range in difficulty from easy to quite challenging; I wouldn't recommend any of them to beginners, but anybody with a little knitting experience under their belt should be able to follow all of them. (I'm not a sock knitter and had never done intarsia before knitting the Diamonds in the Rough Argyle Stocking, but with careful attention to the instructions, had no problem.)

Excellent for all Knitters:
This book is well done and the layout is perfect for knitters of all abilities. I loved all the different pattern styles - you are sure to find that special stocking for that someone special in your life.

Christmas Stockings: 18 Holiday Treasures to Knit:
I like it! I'm knitting one of the stockings and plan to do more. I have also purchased a copy for a gift to my cousin...also a knitter!