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Adorable Knits for Tots 25 Stylish Designs for Babies and Toddlers Zoe Mellor 9780873498524 Books

I really love the clothes in this book, especially the pink pullover on page 30. It's a beautiful sweater with a big bobble-and-eyelet flower on the front.

So imagine my dismay when, about two weeks later, I got a copy of "The New Knitting Stitch Library," by Lesley Stanfield. To my surprise, right there on page 146 was the flower design from Mellor's book.

Mellor's design is identical to Stanfield's. Every stitch, bobble and eyelet is the same. Not a single element is different.

Here's the problem: Stansfield's book was published in 1992--a whopping 12 years before Mellor's was published in 2004.

It's not that Mellor used somebody else's stitch pattern. There's no such thing as a new stitch pattern--every possible stitch that could be created has been done. But this isn't a stitch pattern. It's a design. And it's a design that Mellor uses as the principal element in an "original" sweater.

Neither Stanfield's nor Mellor's book includes a bibliography, and neither author mentions any other books or designers. So it's hard to tell exactly what happened here. But given the 12-year difference in publication dates, it's likely that the flower design belongs to Stanfield.

If Mellor "borrowed" this design without giving Stanfield credit, I'm really disappointed. If not, I'd sure appreciate somebody clarifying this for me!


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Adorable Knits for Tots 25 Stylish Designs for Babies and Toddlers Zoe Mellor 9780873498524 Books Reviews

I have never purchased a knitting book with SO MANY errors. I wanted to make 3 of the patterns included in this book and each of patterns have errors. I attempted to contact the publisher and did not receive a response. The author appears to have ignored requests for corrections and has not published an errata list. In the future, I will check Ravelry before purchasing a hardcover knitting book. I would have returned this book if I had not purchased all of the yarn for the projects.
I love knitting Zoe's patterns. They are fun to knit and a pleasure to give.
most are too advanced for me, but I can do some of them. very pretty patterns
Another great pattern book for little tots!
This is the same book as "Adorable Knits for Tiny Tots". I ended up buying a book I already have. I would not spend time or money making anything from this book.
They always show the cutest things on the cover and brief peek, the rest are not so cute
I was leery about this book because of the very mixed reviews, and expected problems when I started the Robin Hood jacket. But I didn't find the instructions confusing at all, and the jacket turned out perfect! I have also knitted up half of the heart pattern cardigan, and again, no problems. The patterns are really cute, and it is easy to substitute different yarns and colors for the expensive name brand ones she uses (but if you are going to do the Robin Hood jacket, I do recommend trying to locate some Rowan Cork, a discontinued yarn. It is so soft and shows the cables well).
I really love the clothes in this book, especially the pink pullover on page 30. It's a beautiful sweater with a big bobble-and-eyelet flower on the front.

So imagine my dismay when, about two weeks later, I got a copy of "The New Knitting Stitch Library," by Lesley Stanfield. To my surprise, right there on page 146 was the flower design from Mellor's book.

Mellor's design is identical to Stanfield's. Every stitch, bobble and eyelet is the same. Not a single element is different.

Here's the problem Stansfield's book was published in 1992--a whopping 12 years before Mellor's was published in 2004.

It's not that Mellor used somebody else's stitch pattern. There's no such thing as a new stitch pattern--every possible stitch that could be created has been done. But this isn't a stitch pattern. It's a design. And it's a design that Mellor uses as the principal element in an "original" sweater.

Neither Stanfield's nor Mellor's book includes a bibliography, and neither author mentions any other books or designers. So it's hard to tell exactly what happened here. But given the 12-year difference in publication dates, it's likely that the flower design belongs to Stanfield.

If Mellor "borrowed" this design without giving Stanfield credit, I'm really disappointed. If not, I'd sure appreciate somebody clarifying this for me!