Isela Phelps

I just love crocheted and knit baby items, there is something so sweet about being able to create items for the little ones. Loom Knitting for Babies & Toddlers: More Than 30 Easy No-Needle Designs is a unique knitting pattern book where you use a loom to knit these projects.
The book contains more than thirty designs for babies, including wearables, playthings and accessories.

Designer Isela Phelps goes into detail on how to use this loom method for knitting. There's clear illustrations and easy to read instructions included for reference. I have tried my hand at knitting in the past, and found it a bit daunting, but the idea of using a loom does make it seem more accessible. I had no idea you could knit on a loom before seeing this pattern book.

Isela includes sections for the tools you will need to create these loom knit designs, yarn types, size charts, basic stitches, embellishments and more. The patterns in this book are truly adorable, everything from baby bibs, dinosaurs, pacifier holders to striped leggings and elfin hats.

I think the projects included in this book would make wonderful baby gifts. Loom Knitting for Babies & Toddlers: More Than 30 Easy No-Needle Designs is a nice book for moms to be who want to make their baby something extra special and for crafters in general who are looking for nice baby designs to knit.

This review is my honest opinion. I did not receive any type of compensation for reading and reviewing this book.
Special thanks to the folks over @ St. Martin's Griffin for my copy of Loom Knitting for Babies & Toddlers.… (más)

The book has a comprehensive introduction section that goes into detail about stitches, yarns, and the anatomy of socks. There is a nice variety of projects, several of which I found appealing, but I'm afraid I couldn't try any of them, because I don't have a loom with the appropriate number of pegs in the appropriate gauge.I recommend this book if you already have an EFG Wonder Sock Loom, or a nice variety of 60-70-peg EFG looms, but anyone else, be warned that you will have go loom-shopping before you can do any of the projects!… (más)

I've been loom knitting using various instructions on the internet for about a year and decided to read an actual book about it to fill in my skills. This primer reads easily and has some pretty good illustrations. There are also some nice reference charts about yard and loom specs. I only got to do two of the patterns in the book before I had to return it to the library, but they were successful. I think there some unclear points in her instructions, and one stitch simply didn't seem to work the way I interpreted what she wrote, but in general, I think new loom knitters will find this the best reference out there. It's worst failing is very strange organization.… (más)