15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book for a small dog, April 29 2010
By Yevgenia "L" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dress Your Dog: Nifty Knits for Classy Canines (Paperback)
Pros: A great number of projects of various degrees of difficulty. I have completed 2 sweaters so far and they turned out pretty nice. Good variety of crochet and knitting projects. There are no costume projects which in my opinion is a plus. This is not a book for halloween, but all sweaters, blankets, etc. are wonderfully cute.
Cons: Sometimes the directions are not very clear. For example, they tell you to cut yarn, but don't explain how to secure it when working on the leg openings. There are no instructions on how to determine the size of your dog - S,M,L.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stylish projects for your pooch!, Feb 2 2010
By Abigail H. Barden - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dress Your Dog: Nifty Knits for Classy Canines (Paperback)
I've made two of the knitted sweaters from this book and they both turned out great. The dogs who got them look just wonderful in the sweaters, too. The instructions were plenty clear enough for me, a barely intermediate knitter. I was able to complete both garments with no help except to look up a couple things in a basic knitting reference book. The price of the book is good for so many cute patterns. Any one of these sweaters or other projects, like the pillows, would make great gifts for the dog owners you know.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Very Cute Patterns, Jan 1 2011
By Yarnlover - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dress Your Dog: Nifty Knits for Classy Canines (Paperback)
This book contains adorable patterns that are best for smaller dogs. For larger dogs, the patterns would require significant modification. My one complaint about the book is that the directions are poorly written and confusing. On the two patterns I've made so far, both sets of directions lacked clarity and I found that I had to make knitting decisions based on my best guess about what I was supposed to be doing. In some cases, my hunches guided me in the right direction; in other cases, ripping out sections and trying again was required. Since I am an experienced knitter, I have been able to muddle my way through the patterns I've tried so far, but had I been an inexperienced knitter, I would have been extremely frustrated with the directions.