Knit Wear Love: Foolproof Instructions for Knitting Your Best-Fitting Sweaters Ever in the Styles You Love to Wear

by Amy Herzog

In this follow-up to Knit to Flatter, author Amy Herzog is back with more real-talk for knitters. In Knit Wear Love, she guides us through picking a base pattern that works for our inherent shape, then customizing it to suit our size and style—all with the skill of a top-notch teacher and designer and the honesty and humor of a BFF.
Known for her uncanny ability to simplify what might initially seem complex, Herzog masterminded for Knit Wear Love an easy mix-and-match pattern system that allows us to choose among the eight key sweater forms (pullover, cardigan, vest, cowl, tunic, wrap, tank, and bolero/shrug); eight fashion styles (modern, classic, romantic, sporty, bohemian, avant-garde, vintage, and casual); a trove of customization details; ten sizes; and three gauges of yarn.
The result? Sweaters we can knit with confidence, wear with pride, and love for many years to come. 

Genres: Knitting, Crafts, Nonfiction, Reference, Fashion

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 17, 2015

Reviews

[Merry Love · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for customizing sweaters. The patterns are written so you can interchange different elements and necklines to make the pattern you want.

This is NOT a book for someone new to sweaters. You want to already be familiar with sweater construction. (All Patterns are knit with front and back separate and seamed with a mattress stitch).

[Breña · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another book I pick up every now and then for inspiration. Helps you focus on your personal style and think outside the box to customize patterns.

[Charlotte · Rating 2 out of 5]

Speed read through the patterns. Not really what I was looking for: starts with a moodboard of sorts, then tells you how to adapt it to your tastes.

[Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

really enjoyed this! the fact that each sweater style was knit in three slightly different ways really helped me to see the different elements and start to pick out the features that I do and dont like for myself. I love that each pattern also was written for multiple yarn weights and gauges! I feel like this would be extremely helpful for delving into customising patterns. I havent knit any sweaters yet, so I’m not quite there, but I will be adding this to my wishlist for when I’m ready to get into it, and I’m going to be looking into the previous book as well. only a couple of the patterns jumped out as something I would want to knit as is, but I could definitely see me mixing and matching some of the other ones together!

[Barbara Kemp · Rating 4 out of 5]

time will tell…

I enjoyed looking at this book, dreaming of the beautiful sweaters I might make. Considering it takes me about a year to make a sweater, it will be quite a while before I can actually determine the value of this book and if the patterns are easy to follow.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

a great book to come back to about personalizing a pattern. the review of the basics and concepts is very helpful.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

While not all the designs in this book really sparked my interest, I still really like it and would recommend it to everyone who wants to knit themselves a sweater. The greatest thing about this book is the customize-ability. While she provides you with her own patterns, she also shows you how to change them and make them your own based on your preferences and body shape. I also liked that the models in this book we're normal model size. Made it easier for me to picture myself in the looks. There are two looks in particular that I can't wait to make.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I personally only liked a handful of the sweaters in this book. Some of the other ones I really just can't see myself wearing. But, I appreciate the fact that it was a modern and trendy pattern book.

[Carol McMahon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this! It's more than just another knitting book, it's a jumping off point for letting your creative side go wild. Amy provides a series of meta patterns and a few ideas to get you started for each. I see some depletion to my yarn stash..oh well just an excuse to go shopping.

[Lynne · Rating 5 out of 5]

So great, especially the different styles she lists. Based on her mood boards and descriptions, it was pretty easy for me to determine my style (classic-leaning vintage with some casual items thrown in). I'm definitely going to focus on cropped sweaters from now on.

[Belinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a kind of sequel to Knit to Flatter. It's a detailed guide on knitting sweaters that fit perfectly that are exactly the style you want that is definitely worth a read before embarking on any jumper-knitting journey.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

The style categories at the beginning didn't do much for me - modern, bohemian, etc. - but the pattern principles are useful.

[Cynthia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very well written and patterns look like fun to do

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

great introduction to sweater shaping and style

[Cambria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love almost every sweater in this book!

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this, but I think I need a class to really get me to sit and do this step by step with a real project. Nothing ever gots me, so I've probably become used to making do,

[Kirsty · Rating 3 out of 5]

I cannot wait to start making stuff from this

[Mckinley · Rating 2 out of 5]

A few styles and how to fit along with some comments about what one wears and why to guide what to knit.

[Anne]

Cardigan & wrap are possibilities

[Tabitha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the mix and match format if this book, but the size/style/gauge tables feel overwhelming at times. I'm sure that's less of an issue for buyers of the book than it is for borrowers like me.

Bonus points for having two non-white models and a non-skinny one.

[Jill Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

great resource for tailoring knits to your boy size and type.