On the positive side Bliss' patterns are absoloutely beautiful and this book offers great value for money containing 50 of her favourite patterns for little people. However there are a number of problems with the book.
There are no indications of difficulty of each pattern, which would be of great help to a beginner so they don't take on a project that would be too much for them and become discouraged. Instructions are good but at times overly complicated, there are places where it would have been better to write out the full instructions rather than just ask the knitter to 'do the same as before'.
On some of the patterns, in particular the blankets, the finished object is beautifully presented cuddled around a baby but a more detailed picture of the components is missing, meaning that you would not know what each block that you are working on should end up looking like. This could have been remedied by a small picture next to each block.
The 'knitting basics' section has instructions that are confusing and unclear, for instance, the instructions on how to do a basic knit stitch have two diagrams that are exactly the same and even as an experienced knitter I found some of them difficult to follow.
Bliss always states requirements using her own yarn, which I can understand because of the financial advantage. However, they tend to be very expensive and there are plenty of very good baby yarns out there at a more economical price. However, the tension requirements do allow the patterns to be adapted accordingly.
This had the potential to be a much better book with a few simple adjustments.
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