Synopses & Reviews
Knit to Flatter is about celebrating the body you have been given and creating sweaters that make you look and feel great. Part instruction manual and part pattern collection,
Knit to Flatter teaches you how to assess your shapetop-heavy, bottom-heavy, or proportional and then knit accordingly. With a great sense of fun and acceptance, Amy Herzog presents silhouettes and styles that work with each body shape, along with four ideal sweater patterns per category. She then provides patterns for 10 more sweaters with guidelines for customizing, so they can be tailored to flatter. Each pattern is written in up to 10 sizes, and the garments are photographed on models with genuine curves. No smoke and mirrors here. Just real beauty!
Praise for Knit to Flatter:
Knit to Flatter is $24.95 in the US, which works out to a little more than $1 per style, but you shouldnt expect to make all the styles in this book. What you will get is great lessons on what looks best on you and whyterrific information you can use to your own best advantage. Some people might say that sort of information is priceless.” My Central Jerseys In Stitches blog
Garment knitters rejoice! Knit to Flatter is the latest book by Amy Herzog, and its a mine of resources . . .” Knit Edge magazine
A knitter's manifesto!” Stash and Burn” podcast
Every knitter that knits sweaters should own this book. The feeling of this book is 100% body positive. Go buy it already!” Knitty.com
I feel like this book is one that is so needed right now. There are so many luscious knitwear patterns being designed and released these days, its easy to rush into knitting everything that is popular. I know Ive been guilty of that, and then disappointed in the end when the finished garment made me embarrassed to wear it in public. Getting more guidance on what styles would be more suitable seems like the smartest thing to do before investing a good chunk of change in a sweaters worth of yarn.” Sweet Georgia Yarns
There is no doubt in mind that you are bound to fall in love with more than a few of these sweaters and the techniques that bring them into being.” The A.D.D Knitter
If you have not rushed out to buy this book you should.” Blue Moon Fiber Arts
What this book really is, is the girlfriend you take when you go shopping. The one whos not afraid to say, Hmmm maybe not those jeans, try these instead. Weve got Amy. Shes going to help us all get over those numbers on the tape measure, on the scale, on the tag in our clothes and focus on what works.” Savory Knitting
Such self-assuredness is a gift we all were born with and deserve to feel on a daily basis. You wouldnt think we needed a book like this, but we do. Were lucky its here.” Knitters Review
Im a little obsessed with knitters making sweaters that fit and look good on them. I was so excited when I got Amy Herzogs new book.” Knitty.com
Gosh darn cute. the pink polka dot binding, the layout and graphic design of the book, the models . . . (i could go on and on), the book is just gosh darn welcoming, friendly, and like a great friend who always tells you the truth. it makes you feel awesome to see REAL womens bodies in here.” Luvinthemommyhood
You pick a pattern and buy some yarn. One hundred and fifty dollars and forty hours later, you try on your freshly knitted sweater and . . . oh no. You vow to take up scrapbooking. Which is why we need Knit to Flatter. Kudos to the author and the production team for including models of diverse colors, shapes and sizes, creating a look book to which we can all relate.” Vogue Knitting
Amys collection is as beautiful as expected from such a talente
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Knit to Flatter is $24.95 in the US, which works out to a little more than $1 per style, but you shouldn't expect to make all the styles in this book. What you will get is great lessons on what looks best on you and why terrific information you can use to your own best advantage. Some people might say that sort of information is priceless.” My Central Jersey's In Stitches blog
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A knitter's manifesto!” Stash and Burn podcast
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Every knitter that knits sweaters should own this book. The feeling of this book is 100% body positive. Go buy it already!” Knitty.com
Synopsis
Knit to Flatter is about celebrating the body you have been given and creating sweaters that make you look and feel great. Part instruction manual and part pattern collection, Knit to Flatter teaches you how to assess your shape top-heavy, bottom-heavy, or proportional and then knit accordingly. With a great sense of fun and acceptance, Amy Herzog presents silhouettes and styles that work with each body shape, along with four ideal sweater patterns per category. She then provides patterns for 10 more sweaters with guidelines for customizing, so they can be tailored to flatter. Each pattern is written in up to 10 sizes, and the garments are photographed on models with genuine curves. No smoke and mirrors here. Just real beauty!
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Cirilia Rose is the epitome of the new knitwear designerandmdash;young, educated, curious, and excited to share her passion for all ideas knit and purl. Her attitude toward curating her own collection of designs is informed as much by travel, cultural history, and tried-and-true sourcebooks as it is by modern media and technology. In Magpies, Homebodies, and Nomads, Rose takes readers behind the scenes of her design process, showing them how she curates and organizes ideas and translates them into knitwear designs. Through 25 projects that fall into three categoriesandmdash;Magpies (accessories for the small amounts of precious yarns that knitters inevitably collect), Homebodies (garments for time spent close to home), and Nomads (garments to wear when venturing out into the world)andmdash;Rose shares her modern aesthetic and invites readers to develop their own.
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Along with being pleasurable and satisfying, knitting can sometimes be frustrating: the turtleneck that looked so fabulous on the model is too bulky for your body, or the cardigan you spent countless hours on just doesnand#8217;t fit right. Herein lies the beauty of Custom Knits, which teaches knitters how to use improvisational techniques to achieve spectacular resultsand#151;and to unleash their inner designers.
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Wendy Bernard, creator of the popular blog Knit and Tonic, provides 25 original designs for sweaters of nearly every type, plus variations, most knitted in one piece starting at the top, a method that allows you to try on as you go, alter as desired, and essentially design on the fly. and#147;Make It Your Ownand#8221; prompts in each pattern suggest easy alterations to suit your style and body type. And an in-depth reference section teaches how to alter key sweater elements, for example, change a crewneck to a V-neck, add sleeves to a vest, and much more. For the truly adventurous, the book concludes with guidelines for knitting sweaters with no pattern at all.
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Bernardand#8217;s friendly writing style and photographer Kimball Halland#8217;s lively images create an inviting book of beautiful designs and key techniques that a knitter can use to customize nearly every garment she knits from now on.
About the Author
Wendy Bernardand#8217;s work has been featured in the online pages of Knitty and Stitch Diva Studios, in the book No Sheep for You, and in Interweave Knits and Knitscene magazines. She lives in Thousand Oaks, California.
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Kimball Hall is a Los Angelesand#150;based photographer with 25 years of editorial and advertising experience. Among his clients are Four Seasons Hotel, American Express, and Bank of America.