Knitting for Him: 27 Classic Projects to Keep Him Warm

by Martin Storey, Wendy Baker

You've knit for yourself, knit for the kids, knit for the house...now knit for the men. In Knitting for Him you'll find patterns both of you will like. Designed to keep him warm, you'll find plans for sweaters, hats, vests and more. The 30 fun and fashionable pieces outlined in Knitting for Him are filled with detailed instruction from the experts at Rowan. Any number of the projects will inspire you to grab your needles and start right in! For men to knit and wear...or women to knit and give!

Genres: Knitting, Crafts, Nonfiction

136 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 2007

Reviews

[Della Lorene Cobb]

My husband picked out a sweater from this book that he really liked. It's above my skill level so I'll be working slow and getting help from our local yarn shop but I'm excited to work on a project that's for him. I'm adding it to my Ravelry project bucket today. I would also like to locate Merano wool that's less than $20 a skein since I need 14 for the project.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is by far the best book of patterns for men I've come across. I love it.

[Ligaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has classically shaped, stunning sweaters for men from a known designer using (mostly) beautiful Rowan yarns. There are lots of texture, cables, some color work, and a bit of Fair Isle. The photos are moody (no smiling!) and gorgeous but not necessarily helpful in seeing what's going on in the sweater! There's nothing I'd knit from here, but only because the men in my life are really picky in what they'll wear. Otherwise, there's plenty of inspiration here.

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rowan patterns - nice selection of sweaters and vests with a few scarves thrown in and one pair of socks. May try the socks sometime but not likely to make any thing else. Compared to Interweave's Men in Knits I prefer Interweave.

[Marie Stroughter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked the designs in the book, and thought the skill level was just right for what I was looking for.

[Erin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I checked this out to look for patterns that would make good sweaters for Will. These weren't my style at all: too slouchy or too much seaming.

[Kate · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unfortunately I really didn't care for the selection of designs, and Chris wouldn't wear anything (beyond maybe the plain striped cap).