The Pleasures of Knitting: Timeless Feminine Sweaters

by Ann Mccauley

Touchable textures, smooth shapes, classic styles--this beautiful collection of handknit sweaters will bring you back to the basic beauty of the craft! These projects feature rich pattern stitches worked in solid-colored fibers. Knit 13 gorgeous designs, each featured in a range of sizes Choose from the Mosaic Boatneck sweater, the Flair Mock Cable pullover, the Triple Braided Diamonds turtleneck, and more Get expert advice on a wide range of topics, from ergonomic knitting to seaming, with a handy "Alphabet of Tips from A to Z" section

Genres: Knitting, Nonfiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2005

Reviews

[Abbey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another beautiful Martingale book, one that I, sadly, don't have the time to review properly right now. Suffice it to say that there's many quite beautiful sweaters, a goodly amount of well-written instruction, sumptuous pictures, AND all stitches written in full within the patterns (my favorite method, HATE charting!).

[Ligaya · Rating 3 out of 5]

On the surface this looks like a lovely book of knitted women's sweaters but as I looked closer I had an uncomfortable feeling that I would feel uncomfortable in these sweaters! It has to do with the shoulders of most all of them. The shoulder seams extend past the shoulder and most all the models are fairly broad shouldered. I am not. The patterning for these sweaters involves the shoulder and underarm area and even though I'm a fairly experienced knitter, I don't think I like the designs enough to rework that area to fit me. I've had enough sweaters that I've knit that are wonky at the shoulders to know to look at them when I'm contemplating a new sweater pattern. These sweaters are feminine but seem repressed to me somehow... Ok for some but not for me.

[Mckinley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Women's sweaters