Knitting Sweaters for Kids

Bold, detailed patterns accompany concise directions for knitting the 50 children's sweaters in this guide. Some experience, however, is necessary even for the simplified, quickly worked designs and certainly for the more intricate ones. As evident from Hughes's colorful photographsfeaturing stylish sweaters in soft pastels, classic neutrals and vivid primaries (modeled by charming children of different ages and ethnic backgrounds) the knitter's expenditure of time, money and labor can pay off. The designs are variedtraditional cable, Tyrolean and Fair Isle stitches, dots, stripes, dogs, ducks, the alphabet, etc.and every one is a winner. (September 24)