Best new knitting books

Best for babies

Vintage knitting patterns are so in vogue, and this collection of more than 40 patterns from the 1920s to the 1950s, updated for modern knitters with current yarns and pattern notation, is packed with nostalgic projects you'll never find elsewhere and fascinating tidbits about knitting traditions of the past. The author has chosen cute and classic designs including a traditional layette, snowsuit, cape, bunny blanket and soakers that will make many lucky babies the best dressed in town.

'Vintage Baby Knits' by Kristen Rengren (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, £14.99)

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