Look what I found in my mailbox! A book book that deserves to be on every knitter’s bookshelf, Knit to Flatter by Amy Herzog. I’m a sucker for a beautiful book, and I’d buy this one for the end binding alone – just look at those darling swiss dots – I tell you I admired that for simply ages before I opened the book! It even has a different cloth-like texture – it is beautiful in the dark! (You can see my mom’s new kitten agreed, choosing this book to be the very first to test his teeth on.) I didn’t wait too long to crack it open and found that the subtitle says it all – The only instructions you’ll ever need to knit sweaters that make you look good and feel great!
It is true!
Chapter One is perhaps the single most important chapter you will ever read about making knits fit your particular body shape. Notice I said shape not size. This is the key element. We all need to learn to accurately measure our bodies. We need to view our bodies from the side not just straight on. We need to determine our own silhouette – the outline of our body that does not change regardless if we gain or lose weight.
Amy guides you through the process step by step, like only a best friend or beloved sister can do. And that is who Amy will become to you. You may find yourself hauling the book around just for reassurance on those days that you feel like no one loves you. Amy does, you can count on it, her warmth an good humor envelope you!
In Knit to Flatter 9 models of all different shapes and sizes are used throughout the book. No freaky photoshop here folks, real women with real bodies. As it turns out there are just 3 basic body shapes, and each of us fits into one of them despite fluctuations in our weight. Certain sweater shapes and particularly certain sweater details, will be best suited for a particular body type, and Amy outlines them, annotating the photographs so you instantly understand what she means. She does not stop there – everyone has particular figure features and Amy helps you to determine what alterations may especially flatter your own, very individual shape.
If alterations sound daunting, not to worry – Amy’s clear instructions and suggestions make the work an adventure. And the lessons you learn can be applied in the same way to any sweater you may knit from here on out.
Which brings me to the patterns! Even if you never want to alter a pattern or care to discover what your body type is, the 18 patterns are reason enough to buy this book! Besides Amy, Caro Sheridan, Kirsten Kapur and Elinor Brown each contribute a design.
These are all gorgeous wearable designs and each one includes ideas for modification, so you can make it fit you perfectly and add your own personal signature. Of course I’m partial to Striper Wrap, which cleverly incorporates motif #172 from my stitch dictionary, 200 Fair Isle Motifs, but I might just attempt Chemera Cardigan, with it’s pretty cabled panels, shown with both short and long sleeves…I’d do short for summer!
That is another thing, there are lots and lots of photographs- and as I said before, no fewer that NINE different models are featured. Very ambitious, and very successful. If only all publishers understood that the extra costs and effort such an undertaking requires is well worth it.
Ok- have I gushed enough? Because I could go on – but let’s get to the giveaway!
Leave a comment for a chance to win your own copy of Knit to Flatter…Let’s talk about your own knitting – a project that worked – a project that didn’t – or your favorite kind of project. Comments will stay open until midnight Tuesday April 23. I’ll use one of those random number selectors to choose a winner.
This blog tour continues, with more chances to win Knit to Flatter, and highly entertaining reading from my favorite bloggers and peers:
Monday, April 15: Rock and Purl – Ruth Garcia-Alcantud
Tuesday, April 16: Mind of Winter – Julia Trice
Wednesday, April 17: Mary Jane Mucklestone You are here!
Thursday, April 18: Moth Heaven – Julia Farwell-Clay
Friday, April 19: Baby Cocktails – Thea Colman
Saturday, April 20: Knitting At Large – Julie Matthews
Sunday, April 21: ADD Knitter
Monday, April 22: Savory Knitting – Amy Christoffers
Tuesday, April 23: Carole Knits
And don’t miss Amy’s Craftsy Class!
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Sounds like an excellent book! I would love to win it! Maybe I’ll find something that would flatter me! Lol!
Always love winning stuff. I’m a beginner knitter so anything helps!
I think all of Amy’s designs are brilliant. I especially appreciate that they are seamed and not worked from the top down. Yay!
This book sounds fantastic! I’ve yet to venture into adult sweaters for fear that I’d waste a lot of yarn and time and make something I wouldn’t wear.
I have been pretty lucky, so far, in that my projects have mostly worked out. I haven’t made many for myself though, and I have ended up giving a couples things I made for me to someone else because it didn’t fit right. The book sounds wonderful!
This book is perfect! I’m petite so any tips to flatter my shape would be a bonus. Thank you!
My fair isle socks are coming along awesome! Thanks to Mary Jane and her teaching everyone is impressed with my fair isle skills and so am I! Yay!
I have always knitted BIG sweaters to make sure I cover up, rather than flatter…I’m not really huge, just don’t know how to knit what would look good on me. Thank you for offering this give away!
Look like it’s a perfect book for every knitter. And just having a beautiful book like this on a bookshelf is also a plus.
Looks like a must have for any knitters shelf. Thanks for the chance to win!
I tend to knit more shapeless garments so I don’t have to worry about them not fitting. I would love to customize patterns to be more fitted and flattering.
Sounds great. It would be fun to mix some of these designs with your fair isle motifs!
LOVE this idea!! Can’t wait to actually knit something designed to suit my looooong torso and short arms! =)
The book sounds fantastic.
My problem usually don’t come with the knitting but the washing when needed. Trusted too often the wool-programm in the machine… Just once the shrinking made a pair of socks just the right size. More than once my jumpers would fit a 5-year-old after washing. I’m a slow learner… 😉
My most recent project I would have to say was my favorite – and I’ve been a knitter for a looooong time. It was a mystery sweater knit along, and I actually succeeded in fitting it by matching the pattern measurements to my most fav cardi, and getting the accurate knit gauge before I started. Who knew that would be the key to my success?!! Can’t wait to see what else I could learn from “Knit to Flatter!”
You have convinced me I need this book! I love the enthusiasm in this post. I’ve knit a couple cardigans but no sweaters but I want one for winter. Thanks for hilighting what sounds like a great resource.
I spent a great deal of time knitting a Norwegian sweater last year – and it turned out TOO BIG. I’ll be spending some tome this summer re-doing it. I REALLY need this book!!
Working with different stitches and different tensions didn’t always worked out. Hand knitting is not quite like industrial knitting! Garter stitch is always a pleasure, after a while you can almost retreat to a different level of reality!!!
This is awesome!! Thanks for the chance 🙂
Great giveaway! My favourite kinds of sweaters are longer and open cardis…which I think might not be best for my shape 🙁 Amy’s book would help a lot!
I really enjoy knitting shawls and socks. I think Amy’s new book would be great for teaching me how to pick sweaters that are flattering on my body as well as make modifications to sweater patterns so that they fit better. Thanks for the chance to win!
I just got this book out of the library, but would love to win my own copy. One of the reasons I knit is so I can make custom garments, and this book looks like a great resource.
project that didn’t work: knitting my own swimsuit cover/wrap out of two strands in bright aquas, green and yellow with large needles. What was I thinking? is what I thought two years later when I frogged it.
I’m getting better at fit – but it’s not always a sure thing. I would love this book to help guide me to fitting my knits properly. I knit mostly for female family and friends because the garments are more interesting that menswear knits.
Rarely knit “clothing” for myself. Your review and this book could change that. Thanks!
My most successful project, in terms of fit, was a top-down sweater I knit for a friend. It wasn’t finished in time for me to give it to her when I went to visit, so I took it along and was able to have her put it on and tell me exactly how much longer the body and sleeves should be. Brilliant! I could really use this book.
Although I always have a pair of socks on the needles and many hats, mittens and scarves under my belt, I have never knitted a sweater for myself. I think it’s the fear of fitting, so this book looks like something I need! I’ll keep my fingers crossed.
I’m a novice knitter. I’ve done many swatches, a potholder and a few scarves. I want to knit sweaters for myself. I’m a petite pear so I need to learn how to modify the patterns.
This book looks amazing and I would totally love to win it!! I have a sweater for myself on the needles at all times and love to alter patterns to fit, this book looks like even more great advice!
I think this book looks great. I have just about given up knitting anything but socks because I haven’t been able to knit to fit my body.
Hmm, I’ve not knit myself a sweater because 1) it is a big project, and 2) I’m afraid it won’t fit when done. I have both Big Girl Knits books, but I’ve still not made the commitment! I want this book so that I can knit for me, and others I love! Thanks for the contest!
I have had my eye on this book and would love to have it. My favorite type of project is cardigans–don’t know why they appeal to me so much but I love knitting them and unfortunately living in Texas we don’t have a lot of winter. I’ve learned a lot since I started knitting cardigans–the first ones were mostly too big but I am learning more about fit all the time. This book sounds like it would really be useful.
Brilliant giveaway! I started knitting a bottom-up cardi a couple of months ago, but ended up frogging it only to restart it today as a top-down cardi, because I realised that it would be so much easier to get a great fit if I can try it on often along the way. This book has been at the top of my wishlist ever since the first time I heard of it, so I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed really tightly 🙂 Thank you so much for your generosity!
My favourite kind of project is a sweater, with shawls a close second. I enjoy knitting a lot of other stuff, too, but those would be my top picks.
I already modify my sweaters a fair bit, but I would love to have Amy’s book as a reference on my shelf – especially for the body shape section.
I have two sweater projects that I’m struggling to start, but I will persevere. Of course, the projects giving me the most difficulty are projects for myself–oh, the indulgence!–but I’m optimistic that soon, both patterns will be cast on and progressing beautifully!
I really want to knit myself some sweaters (heaven knows I have the yarn for it!!), but oh, my first sweater. Oh my. Kind of a complete disaster. Not in the actual knitting that was fine. The yarn and pattern played well together. I followed the directions (pretty) acurately. But then I put it on … and, well, let’s just say I only wear it at home if I’m really, really cold.
So, I’m thinkin’ I need this book! Yes, I’m sure I need this book!
I once knit a sweater coat in deep red Rowan big wool with four inch pitchfork cables. even a sz 2 should not wear four inch cables across their bottom….and I am not a sz 2….
I love little, portable projects. This book might change that…
Amy’s designs are terrific. I agree, it’s a must have for a knitter’s bookshelf. I want to learn how to make alterations to suit the uniqueness of mine and my daughters sweaters!
I love sweaters but have become quite fond of the more instant gratification knits–scarves, cowls, and especially hats. Now, winning this gorgeous book would have me back sweater knitting in a heartbeat.
I seem to go in cycles as far as favorite type of projects. Currently it seems to be cowls and sweaters. It’s nice to have a couple small projects like fingerless mitts going at all times, too. This book looks like a wonderful addition to any knitter’s library!
This book makes me want to try knitting my first sweater!
I’m so excited about all the tunics I’m seeing. I’m all about positive ease. But I also love tricks and tips that help flatter! Thanks MJM for the inspiration and the chance to win!
I just fin ished knitting a sweater for my husband and now want to knit one for myself. I would love to read the ideas for a sweater that would really look nice on me!
On my first sweater, I had to reknit the sleeves because the first time they were too long. After ripping back and reknitting they were too short. It sat in timeout in my closet for a couple of months, and then I reblocked it. The sleeves are the right length now, but it is getting too warm to wear it. I’m hoping for better luck with my next sweater.
I made a sweater last December and used shaping suggested by someone on Ravelry. It was very easy and turned out quite well. It was the Gathered Pullover and I love it.
I love to knit for loved ones but seem to hesitate knitting myself a sweater. Maybe this book will change that!
Would love this book! Anything with real women in it is so great. Maybe I could even learn to add better shaping to my stranded garments. Add me to the drawing please!
I have the habit of starting a project and altering the pattern, then putting it down and forgetting what I was doing. I have done this more times to count. I once remit a sweater 4 times. It’s still not perfect but at least it’s finally done. My new obsession is shows.. I seem to knit them well the first time around. No altering required.
Sounds good! I have yet to knit my first adult sweater- I’d love to actually make it perfect for me.
Pick me!!!! I’d love to have a sweater that really fits and flatters my shape!
I’m about to knit my first sweater, so winning this book would be kismet!
I always snub the sweaters in shops, because “I can do this myself” but end up making lace and socks, because sweaters never really seem to turn out the way I want them to. Maybe I need this book.
I’m just starting to knit one of Amt’s designs and I’m sure it’s going to work a lot better than my first attempt at a sweater. Around 10 years ago I made something where the neckline meant that I had a lot of my back exposed, not great for a winter garment, and the shape of the neckline meant I couldn’t wear anything under it without looking ridiculous!
It sounds like a very interesting book! I have knitted a lot of accessories for all my family and only a few cardigans/pull-over because I have this problem with shapes, I don’t know how to evaluate it so I am never satisfied!
I want to branch out into hand knits with more style. This book could help me do that, be able to knit beyond scarves and shawls. Thanks for the chance to win!
I Want to knit a sweater so this book would be helpful to me. I am knitting small objects like socks and flowers. The flowers come out well and sometimes they don’t.
I tend to stick to easy projects like hats. They are quick, easy and infínatly modifiable! I’ve shred away from sweaters because I’d hate to spend all that time on something that looks dumpy. This boom would be a huge help and inspiration!
I am kind of new ti this & yet have already acquired enough of a stash to need busting. I started knitting a scarf for a dear friend out of a chenille I got at auction and quickly discovered the not-so-nice idiosyncrasies of chenille. Did a little research & was told to pair it with a stronger yarn. Paired it with an alpaca & (for once!) got the perfect color combination. Then picked a lovely crocheted edging. First time I went off grid & it really turned out!
oh how I would love to win this book! i struggle with fit and this is just what I need i do believe!!
I have only knit 1 adult size sweater and I’m pretty sure that I lucked out that it fit! I know I could use this sweater!
I have only knit baby size jumpers so far. Adult size ones are certainly a little more intimidating!
There is nothing worse than spending all that time making a sweater that looks awful on you. This book would help tremendously.
I need to learn bust darts…but for some reason I’m afraid to try them. I hope Amy’s designs will get me over my mental block and into sweaters that fit me!!
Have been watching the Craftsy class and applying what Amy has to say to not just knits, but all clothing and realized why I always favored cardigans! They just work better for my body type! Favorite kind of project: One where I get gauge easily and all the instructions make sense!
I´d love to win this book. I read Amy’s tutorials on her blog and they helped me change the first sweater i’ve knitted. Unfortunately my gauge swatch lied to me and the sweater grew a bit during blocking and the waist shaping got out of place.
I would love a lesson on how to knit fitted and flattering garments. I’ve yet to actually knit a garment for myself because I’m afraid it won’t fit and it’ll be shapeless. A lot of things look like potato sacks on me.
Wow, this book looks amazing! My first major garment project was the Little Black Top from the Stitch n Bitch handbook and although the project itself worked out perfectly, the design of the top just didn’t suit my figure at all. I wore it a few times but it’s been waiting to get frogged and the yarn reused for a long time now. C’est la vie!
i have knitted tons of sweaters that didn’t fit when i began to knit because i didn’t really know what “worked” for me. i’ve learned a lot and continue to learn what works best-definitely sweaters that have some waist shaping and detail in the yoke. would love to add this to my library.
I love knitting sweaters but they don’t always look great. Wold love to have this book to help.
I first realized I needed a book like this when I found the perfect pattern and the perfect EXPENSIVE yarn for it. I was a driven women. Needles flashing I worked straight on and it was done in no time. It looked exactly like the picture only of course I thought in my yarn it looked even better. Finishing work done I slipped it on and looked in the mirror. An hour latter my yarn was back in ballls and I had a new attitude about ready made patterns and how they would look on me.
I recently knitted my first garment, an aran cardigan. I love it to bits but due to square shoulders and a cabled sleeve it makes me look very broad. A lesson learnt for the future.
My favorite kind of project is a big project that I can return to it when I feel like it.
Usually my sweaters take me ages because I work on other small projects in between and they tend to be my “home projects”. There is nothing better though like returning form work and taking you knitting back with a nice cuppa!
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This looks like a book I could really use!
Wow I can imagine how much this book would help me make items which fit me perfectly, had a couple of ill fitting sweaters but wear them as I put so much effort into them! I am quickly learning drop sleeves do not work for me!
This book looks amazing! I certainly have the figure that needs help to be flattered!
I am taking her Craftsy class and would love the book to go along with the class.
This books sounds perfect! I’ve just knit my first sweater. I need to redo the arms as they are far too baggy. This would be a great book!
Love to have a super simple project and something that takes brain power on the go at the same time. That way I can pick a project according to how I feel that day.
I felt very clever when I modified a traditional gansey pattern by lengthening the cabled portion so that the horizontal divider didn’t cross the apex of my bust! That was a simple change, and I am ready to learn more 🙂
My first sweater was a bit of a disaster – I followed the directions precisely, including picking the size based on my bust measurement. Since it was knit in pieces (and I had no idea what I was doing), it was kind of hard to tell just how big the finished product would be.
Hats and cardigans. Hats for the instant gratification & cardigans to flatter.
I mod almost every garment I knit since I am tall and long bodied. I add length the body and sleeves. This is a pretty easy mod to achieve. I am interested in more advanced modifications. Yay!
The few sweaters I have tried to make myself have worked best when I missed sizes for the front and back, however because I have trouble figuring out styles look good on my figure with all it’s quirks I have still been vaguely dissatisfied. It’s will really help me figure out not only what looks good but how to make other patterns I like work for me.
I have been reading Amy’s blog for quite a while now, and I am so impressed with the work she has done to help us all make sweaters that fit and flatter. I have yet to knit my first sweater because I’m SO afraid of doing all that work and then not wanting to wear the results. I would love to have this book to help me figure all out because if I have sweater quantities of yarn for two projects!
Sounds like a great book! Would love a copy to be able to share with my students when talking about fit!
This is the area in knitting that I have worked at the most. Of course the lessons were hard learned, the way too big sweater that needed to find a bigger owner and the way too small sweater that need to be handed down. I know spend way more time looking at the schematic and measurements and not just the pretty picture.
There’s nothing worse than spending a lot of time and effort on something, being excited and then putting it on to find complete disappointment. Unfortunately this has happened to me more than once! Would love to receive all of these helpful hints!
I’ve been avoiding sweater knitting in recent years. I gained quite a bit of weight. I don’t want to knit a sweater for my present size, because I’m forever convinced I’ll lose the weight. Alternatively, I don’t knit for a smaller size because I know the finished object won’t fit. Maybe this book could force me past that roadblock.
I LOVE knitting sweaters. they are so satisfying.
Looks like an awesome book. Thanx for the chance to win it.
Ooh, I want this book so bad! My most recent knitting fail was a cardigan that is SO CLOSE to something I would wear endlessly, but it just won’t stay on my shoulders. I think this is actually a design flaw rather than a knitting error. I’ve been trying for weeks to think of some way to salvage it!
This book sounds fantastic! It’s hard to knit something that really fits.
What an awesome giveaway! How I would love to be the lucky one. I just finished my first sweater, I am new at knitting sweaters though I have been knitting for a long time.I completed the vodka gimlet by Thea Colman and am looking forward to knitting the vodka lemonade.
Oh, I’d love to win. This is something I have been working on, so I would truly put it to good use.
Kristin
My favorite project is a shawl or scarf because I don’t have to worry about fit. This needs to change as I love to wear cardigans. I’ve knit 2 with very limited success.
Anything that doesn’t have to fit, per se, (scarves, blamkets) usually turn out well for me. Sweaters are where things get tricky. I added bust darts to Francis Revisited with good results. I have yet to be quite as successful with other pullovers or cardigans though. Perhaps this book will have some answers.
Shall we discuss the hideous bright green sweater I made for my partner…the arms were about double the length they needed to be. :B Certainly was NOT knit to flatter!
So far I haven’t been able to knit a sweater that fit right. There’s the white one that turned out too large. There’s the navy one with the too-tight sleeves. There’s the maroon one with a bad neckline. I need help, and I have high hopes about this book.
I can definitely put that book to good use, having given away or shelved almost every garment I’ve knit for myself because it was not the right style for me or because it needed adaptations I couldn’t foresee.
I have been lucky that all of my projects have worked out more or less. There was the cowl that did turn into a mobius, but I went with it. I would love to win so that I could improve upon my knitting.
I would love a copy of this book. I have plans to make myself sweaters this year after so many years of knitting for everyone else. I have already made a cardigan and a vest but this book would hep me make a better fitting sweater.
this book sounds so amazing! i constantly have struggles with figuring out my preferences for ease. recently i knit a great sweater with one size on the bottom and another bust size. and it worked! probably my favorite to date.
This book looks so interesting and useful! I’ve never knit a sweater before but I really hope to start one in the near future. As of now I knit socks, hats, and mittens pretty often.
Beautiful book! I seem to be knitting sweaters for myself these days, much more than when my kids were small, so this book would be wonderful. It’s amazing to be after 40+ years of knitting, how much I have to learn!
I want this book so much! I’ve knit a few sweaters with very limited success, and really want to be able to knit things that I like to wear. Amy’s short class was amazing and I would really like to have the information in a clear, usable format. Thanks for the opportunity.
Oh please random number generator, pick me. 🙂
My favourite kind of project has always been socks. Feet are easy to fit. I have shied away from sweaters as I want something that I will really love in the end, and the time invested is more than sewing. I think this book is just the thing.
I want to design more than just mittens and hats (although I love mittens and hats too) and I would love to win this book!
Well… I think my knitting problems are always related with my tight gauge. Even with the proper swatching, when I’m knitting at full speed, it can shrink a little…
I’ve been knitting for 3 years and I still don’t have the courage to knit a sweater? Why? Because I am so afraid it won’t fit! Maybe this book will be the ticket! Love your blog!
I made a February Lady’s Sweater a year or so ago. I love it, but the sleeves bother me because the scale of them seems too massive for the sweater so it’s like I’m wearing angel wings. My favorite sweater project is a generic “Learn to make a sweater” from KnitPicks, and I’m still knitting the sleeves for it (and they’re short sleeves!). I think I have sleeve issues…
I’m good at knitting for my girls – lovely flattering sweaters. But when comes to knitting for myself I could not find a shape of a neckline that suits me. It seems that book might me something for me:)
I have yet to knit a sweater for myself, but I think this book might give me the courage to do so.
I’d love to learn to knit sweaters that fit. At this point I’m mostly a sock knitter – I like how I can make such a variety of projects and they’ll all get worn (because hey, who’s looking too closely at socks?).
I’d LOVE a copy of Amy’s book! For my sweater story I have to go back over 35 years ago…a friend got me started on Norwegian sweaters. I made a brown and cream one for myself which was a total success (as Norwegian sweaters go, though there IS no fit on those). Then I made a charcoal and grey one for my dad, also a success. Being on a roll, I made a navy and cream one for my mom. But by now I’ve started to feel really comfortable with these babies, knitting reelaaaxed, not checking gauge (what’s gauge?). It was HUGE on my poor mother! That was a sobering lesson in gauge. Mom ended up giving it to my (larger) sister-in-law and a few years later they had a house fire and there went the sweater. It was doomed from the beginning, and who cares, anyway? No one was hurt in the fire.
I would love some tips– I have made several sweaters, none have become a favorite. Thanks!
Sweaters! Just a daunting thought. I seem to have learned something new with each one I knit. I have yet to knit the perfect one but have come close with the top down sweater from Barbara Walker. My favorite style is a cardigan…
This book looks so great! I’d love to win a copy.
Great ! I frogged two sweaters, and now I am re-knitting 🙂
I don’t attempt sweaters for adults very much because they usually do not fit properly! This book sounds perfect for me:-)
I have finally splurged on my long admired yarn. I want to make and keep a sweater for myself. Flattering would be much appreciated. Amy’s Craftsy class rocks. Would love the book.
I am always having problems with sweater fit since I’m so short waisted. I’m currently working on a cardigan and I’ve tried to tweak the pattern myself and I’m just keeping my fingers crossed that I’ve done the right thing. I’m sure this book would be a big help. It’s always such a disappointment when you spend so much time and effort on a garment and it doesn’t work for your body shape.
Oh wow! It is a beautiful book and I would love the chance to win! My last sweater was knit in one piece, shoulder down. A sideways ribbing was picked up around the edges. Somehow I picked up quite a bit too many stitches on the left side of my button up, so it’s a bit lop-sided. I can still wear it by “fixing” it with a shawl stick above the button, but it was a bit disappointing to find my mistake when it was all said and done!
This sounds like an essential title for a knitting library. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
I love cardigans. It’s easier to fudge the fit. I’m challenging myself right now with a project knit from side to side.
This book looks amazing and inspiring! Thank you so much for telling us all about this amazing resource 🙂
I really love to knit socks and mittens! They are quickly done and you can watch a movie at the same time… From time to time I knit cardigans or sweaters – but without TV 🙂
My favorite project is socks. They can be super crazy and who cares? No one really sees them. You can be suited up and perfect with wild and crazy socks.
Yes, please. This looks like a great book. I love knitting sweaters that can be worn all the time, hats I can wear to the barn or give to the grandkids, mittens, socks, but not so much with scarves.
Lovely book. Would love to have a copy.
I’m dying to make simple straight-up-and-down sweaters! Something like a t-shirt. But whenever I try one from a pattern, it’s huge. Clearly I need to learn to make curvy modifications to achieve the appearance of straight-up-and-down….
i’m afraid to make sweaters because of sizing and fit issues. so this book would really help.
I loved Amy’s Fit to Flatter series on her blog, and I’m sure the book has tons of awesome information. I have a knit cardigan I made about 4 years ago with perfect waist shaping for my figure. I recently realized I should be measuring my new sweaters I’m making against that old one. Learning to ignore the waist shaping placement in the pattern if it doesn’t work for me has made a big difference.
This book looks amazing! I would love to own a copy!
I recently re-sewed the wooden buttons on a grey/white marled cardigan with red thread and now I get compliments on the sweater all the time. Funny how just a little change can make such a difference. I imagine that Amy’s advice in the book will have the same sort of effect: things to notice/change when selecting and knitting a sweater – things that will make all the difference in terms of visual impact.
Thanks for the giveaway.
The book looks great! Can’t wait to get my hands on a copy. I love hats because they pretty much always work out. If not, I don’t mind ripping back because I didn’t invest a sweater’s worth of time in them. Hats take the edge off of bigger WIPS such as sweaters and scarves.
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the book sounds awesome! I could use some instruction on getting my sizing right!Can’t wait for your class at Kniteast in St Andrews, NB!
I saw this book just hours ago in Barnes and Noble. I fell in love, so I just had to look it up when I got home. Would love to win this book, but I’m determined to add it to my collection regardless 🙂
I’d love to win this book so I could knit a sweater I actually liked and could wear!