Knit playful and cute clothing, toys and accessories for babies and tots. Great mix of 30 projects. While most children's knitting books focus on patterns for baby clothes, Soft and Simple includes patterns for clothing, accessories and toys. Readers will love the brightly colored sweaters, a foxy stole for a stylish baby, a functional and pretty stroller blanket, monkey and elephant puppets, fairy dolls and more. Quick and easy patterns. Even a beginning knitter will be able to quickly and successfully complete each of the projects in this book without spending too much money or too much time. Wide appeal of Heidi's trademark style. Heidi's "Simply Beautiful" style translates well into her knitwear designs for babies. Every handknit featured in the book has a simple, clean, bright and cute look. Her fun and whimsical style appeals to a wide audience. Accessible to all skill levels. Heidi uses the most basic and simple techniques in her patterns. The clear and easy to follow techniques section covering basics like knit, purl, and simple increases and decreases guarantees that readers from the beginner level on up will feel they can make any of the patterns in the book.

Author Biography

Artist Heidi Boyd creates innovative craft projects for children using a philosophy toward surprise and accessibility. She's contributed proprietary projects to the kids' section of Better Homes and Gaardens, Crayola Kids and FamilyFun magazines. Her work is featured in many Meredith Corporation's craft publications including Crafts for Little Kids, Incredibly Awesome Crafts for Kids, Simply Handmade, Halloween Fun and 501 Fun-to-Make Family Crafts. With a degree in fine arts, she has been an art instructor to children in schools and art centres for over a decade while pursuing her vocation as an illustration artist. She lives in Des Moines, Iowa, with her husband Jon, and sons Jasper and Elliot.