Knitting for Baby

Simply Baby by Debbie Bliss (2006)
As a woman expecting and suddenly thrust into a sedentary lifestyle, I've decided to begin knitting.  What better than to begin knitting for my future baby?  I picked Simply Baby up at my local library, mostly because the cover has an adorable, sleeping baby on the cover, and a subtitle "20 adorable knits for baby's first two years".  I thought to myself, it'll probably take me that long to learn how to knit, so this is perfect!  One of the best features of this book are the "knitting basics" instructions at the beginning.  Learning how to cast on, create a knit and purl stitch, casting (or binding) off, increasing and decreasing stitches could not have been made easier to follow.  I have tried to learn how to knit out of books in the past without any luck, but I was very pleasantly surprised when I followed the simple instructions here and was able to finish a basic scarf on my own. There are also several more how to's that are equally simple to follow, including cables, intarsia, and how to read patterns.
Moving on to the patterns, I found many of them were simply doable and oh so adorable, just like the cover said.  Staple items such as little sweaters, socks, hats, and blankets are joined by patterns for a teddy bear, smock, and even a cute little shrug.  The patterns are clear and easy to follow, making this one of the most accessible knitting books I have come across as a beginning knitter.  My only criticism is that more patterns are not included here, otherwise I highly recommend this knitting book for beginning, expectant knitters.