shopping cart
Save up to 30% on our Staff Picks
Call us: 800-878-7323 HELP
McAfee SECURE helps keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams.
Interviews | November 19, 2009

Dave: IMG Finding John Irving: The Powells.com Interview

1 comment By Dave

johnirving[Editor's note: The following is a reprint of our 2005 interview with John Irving, whose new novel, Last Night in Twisted River, has just come out... Continue »
  1. $19.60 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

    Last Night in Twisted River

    John Irving
Ships free on qualified orders.
Add to Cart
$26.95
New Spiral
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
Qty Store Section
2 Burnside Crafts- Knitting
18 Local Warehouse Crafts- Needlework

More copies of this ISBN:

The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns: Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes & Gauges

by Ann Budd

The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns: Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes & Gauges Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Created for knitters who want standard sweater patterns in a variety of sizes and gauges, as well as those who want a template from which to develop their own designs, this book provides easy-to-follow charted instructions for 18 sweaters, three in each of the six most popular sweaters constructions. Each style is then provided in 15 sizes ranging from toddler to large adult, then further divided into six possible gauges: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 stitches per inch combining for 90 options for each of the six styles, or 540 patterns in all. The cardigan and neckline variations make for more than 1,000 patterns. Detailed schematics for finished dimensions are included, along with a glossary of techniques and a chapter on design considerations. This is a definitive resource for the passionate sweater knitter.

Synopsis:

"Both a pattern book and a reference guide, this is an essential tool for all."--"Vogue Knitting."
back to top

About the Author

Ann Budd

back to top

What Our Readers Are Saying

Add a comment for a chance to win!
Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
2momof2turtles, November 2, 2007 (view all comments by 2momof2turtles)
I was inspired by Ann Budd's book The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns, Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes and Gauges, as I looked through a friends copy. It is now time to return her copy and buy my own.

The book helped me get started on a sweater I just finished knitting, it made the daunting possible!!! The book offered ideas and directions so I could use yarn I had spun with a very special set of needles. (The needles were a birthday present from my 5 year old son, purchased with his own money.) Before I was introduced to this book I was at a loss about how to get started!

The instructions and illustrations were very clear and helpful. Ann Budd gives permission to photo copy pages or write in the book. The charts regarding the size and gauge are very simple to follow. The photos of the sweaters offer clear images and show details.

This book has helped boost my confidence as knitter. As I tell my students and friends "the only limit is your imagination." Now my imagination and skills can work together. Looking forward to starting my next sweater with my own copy of The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns at my side.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
report this comment
back to top

Product Details

ISBN:
9781931499439
Subtitle:
Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes & Gauges
Author:
Budd, Ann
Publisher:
Interweave Press
Location:
Loveland, Col.
Subject:
Fashion
Subject:
Knitting
Subject:
Needlework - Knitting
Series Volume:
15.
Publication Date:
September 2004
Binding:
Spiral
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
9.60x7.98x1.11 in. 1.86 lbs.
back to top

Other books you might like

  1. $50.00 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Sweater Workshop 2ND Edition

    Jacqueline Fee
  2. $16.95 New Trade Paper add to wish list

    The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth

    Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
  3. $16.95 New Trade Paper add to wish list

    Domino Knitting

    Vivian Hoxbro
  4. $14.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Knitting Little Luxuries: Beautiful Accessories to Knit

    Louisa Harding
  5. $8.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Nicky Epstein's Knitting for Your Home

    Nicky Epstein
  6. $21.95 New Trade Paper add to wish list

    Natural Knits for Babies and Moms: Beautiful Designs Using Organic Yarns

    Louisa Harding
back to top

Related Aisles

  • back to top

Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.