Fitted Knits Bluebell

One of the three patterns in the book, Fitted Knits: 25 Designs for the Fashionable Knitter, that I really liked.
I have to be honest, and I know I am in the minority on this one:
This book was a slight disappointment for me. I was expecting so much more. HOWEVER, these three patterns are beautiful and I hope to make them.

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honeypoo says:

i'm in the minority too about the book. i'm not interested in any of the patterns for myself, but can't wait to see you make them.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

LollyKnit says:

Phew, so someone else feels it too... I was worried about writing it.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

grevillea. says:

Thanks for your honest review of the book - I'll definitely check it out of the library before buying it.

I'm not sure I should write this, but I feel like there's a kind of positive review frenzy when it comes to books/patterns/yarn published/produced by knitbloggers - you almost never see anything with a bad review. I get that these are small business or single person ventures, but I also expect to get an excellent product and service, no matter what the source, when I hand over my hard earned cash.

There's definitely some yarns and books that I've bought that have overwhelmingly positive reviews on blogs that I was REALLY disappointed by. So much so that it wasn't clear to me why anyone would say it was good at all. And certainly bad enough that I was surprised that I hadn't seen ANY bad reviews out there. In comparison with the thrashing that magazines like Rowan get when they produce a so-so issue (and I've actually never completely agreed with those reviews, either) it's very strange.

Anyway, this is turning into a very long comment (almost a blog post in its own right!) but it's something I've been thinking about for a while now, and it's good to see someone else feel it. I, too, have been worried about writing bad reviews (so much so that I haven't written them). I guess I was worried about some sort of blogging community uprising against me (although, really, the number of people that read my blog is so small that this is unlikely to happen). :-)

Thanks again for your honest review.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

o l g a j a z z y says:

Lolly, that's why there are so many books out there, because tastes differ! It's really hard to hit the generic audience, who will absolutely, love it all. I don't believe it's possible. You may find other people sharing your opinion. One person's bread is another person's poison. I personally like the periwinkle turtleneck to make, but question if i want a turtleneck for summer.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

katrinkles says:

i love the book but i do agree that it's hard to find negative comments about things. i want to make this sweater too.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

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