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Easy Plus-Size Knits: 50 Knit and Crochet Styles
From soft and flowing sweaters to sophisticated, eye-catching eyelet tops, these fashionable and easy-to-make knits will flatter the larger figure.
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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March 22, 2023
Returned it as the title is a complete misnomer. Should read '49 Knit and 1 Crochet Style'.
June 10, 2011
BOTTOM LINE: Enjoyable pattern book from an old stand-by, Family Circle, reliably (if not prettily) photographed and illustrated, with some very nice patterns, although IMO the cover one was not one of them. Fringe??? ick. And that big boatneck looks like something I wore in the 1970s even though this was printed in 2004, what *were* they thinking? But I digress. (grin)
Most of the patterns are decent (translation: something I might actually wear...) comfortable, easy to make, and are actually photographed on larger-sized models, albeit at the lower end of the large range (i.e., about an 18). That helps us even larger-sized folks get an idea as to how the finished product is likely to drape or fit, something that is difficult to get a handle on when the models are, um, "models", kwim? Several very basic, well-constructed sweaters in interesting stitch patterns that you can use or not, a fair balance between knit and crochet, and a couple of patterns I might actually make, maybe even soon (grin) made this a very good pattern book to get from the library.
Most of the patterns are decent (translation: something I might actually wear...) comfortable, easy to make, and are actually photographed on larger-sized models, albeit at the lower end of the large range (i.e., about an 18). That helps us even larger-sized folks get an idea as to how the finished product is likely to drape or fit, something that is difficult to get a handle on when the models are, um, "models", kwim? Several very basic, well-constructed sweaters in interesting stitch patterns that you can use or not, a fair balance between knit and crochet, and a couple of patterns I might actually make, maybe even soon (grin) made this a very good pattern book to get from the library.
August 4, 2008
Great that it's a book with plus size patterns but don't like any of them.
July 9, 2009
One of the few knitting books I own. Currently knitting 'A Sweater for All Seasons', check out my profile on ravelry.com for updates.
March 4, 2012
A couple of patterns worth thinking about. Models still pretty skinny thought, and a whole section on sweater with a male/female pattern.
March 10, 2013
This is an okay book, but for being about knit and crochet, there is only one pattern for crochet.
August 19, 2015
See: Big Girl Knits
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