Don't water these flowers! (Nicky Epstein's Knitted Flowers - Nicky Epstein)

Member Name: Poison_kitty

Product:	Nicky Epstein's Knitted Flowers - Nicky Epstein
Date:	29/04/09 (62 review reads)
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Advantages: Quick to knit, nice layout, coffee table book

Disadvantages: Not for everyone

Nicky Epstein is a knitting household name, famous for writing books containing easy to understand patterns for small and not so small projects. This is her book on knitted flowers, a collection of patterns for different types of flowers using a multitude of stitch patterns and techniques. The book was published by Sixth & Spring books with photography by Jennifer Levy. The book itself is laid out quite decoratively but still with clarity: each pattern is given its own spread with photography on the page opposite, pretty and eye-catching enough to be left open on a coffee table in your living room.

I've knitted a few of the patterns in this book; they're easy to understand, although a bit fiddley to knit at times. Each pattern has a yarn suggested for it, but I have found they work well in plain acrylic too, which is great for stashbusting those little oddments you'd never use for anything else. Given that I'm not what you might call a girly-girl, I've never used the flowers to adorn anything I'd wear personally, but they do look cute on baby's and children's clothes, and animal clothes too! I've also been considering using some of the finished roses as table decorations at dinner parties; they are definitely a cheaper alternative to the real deal!

At £9.32 from Amazon.co.uk, it won't break the bank, but it's not as essential a book as some others I have reviewed. If you want flowers, then you can't go far wrong here, but how many people want flowers?

Summary: If you want flowers, you can't go far wrong