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Knit To Flatter: The Only Instructions You'll Ever Need To Knit Sweaters That Make You Look Good And Feel Great! (2013)

by Amy Herzog(Favorite Author)

4.19 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1617690171 (ISBN13: 9781617690174)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Stewart, Tabori and Chang

review 1: I just read this book cover to cover. Think about that for a minute: I read a knitting book cover to cover. Intrigued? Amy Herzog starts off by teaching you how to determine you body shape, take your measurements, and the different style elements that you'll want to seek out or avoid based on your body type. Then there are patterns for each body type, plus modification advice for the other body types. So if you are proportional but love a top-heavy sweater, Amy gives you advice on what to change to make the silhouette work for you. Then maths. Lots of maths. Good maths for common modifications. I want to knit a few of the sweaters, but others are ho hum. Really I bought this book because I'm super in love with Amy's outlook. If something doesn't fit, it's the sw... moreeater's fault not yours. Love that. Just reading her book or her blog, makes me optimistic. See? Knitting really can change your life.
review 2: A lovely book by a lovely person. Amy's message of everyone's body being beautiful the way it is and the only "problem" being trying to figure out how to knit sweaters that flatter is wonderful. The patterns aren't all my cup of tea, but can see how the variety would work for a wide range of tastes and knitters. I'm using this book as a companion to the Knit to Flatter class on Craftsy and there are definitely some great little pieces of reference I'll be turning to this book for.Things that I learned/confirmed: I'm definitely bottom heavy and pretty curvy, and have narrow-ish shoulders, a small bust (smaller than I thought, too!), a bit of a belly, and a serious butt. I still need to take a full-body picture to see if I'm short or long waisted.Even if my next sweater isn't directly from this book, I will definitely be using what I learned from it and the Craftsy class to plan and knit it. It makes me want to cast on something new right away. less

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