With the new and convenient Knitting Plus eBook, you'll explore basic pullover and cardigan styles, including raglans, set-in sleeves, drop shoulders, seamless yokes, and dolmans in 15 stylish projects. Knitting Plus thoroughly outlines each element of the garment, while offering key tips on sweater measurements and tailoring for a custom fit. Included throughout this handy eBook are simple, easy-to-use templates of each construction type to make alterations and adaptations quick and simple.
An invaluable reference on fit and shape, Knitting Plus includes 15 irresistible designs by a variety of designers, including Mathew Gnagy, Mandy Moore, Lisa R. Myers, Lou Schiela, Katya Wilsher, and Kathy Zimmerman, as well as author Lisa Shroyer. Each pattern offers a broad range of sizes, specially designed to fit bust measurements from about 44 to 56 inches. Packed with design information and ready-to-knit patterns, the Knitting Plus eBook is your go-to technique and design reference for customizing patterns and creating that perfect fit. Projects range from quick mittens, hats, shawls, and scarves to cozy cardigans and pullovers in a variety of knitting techniques. From classic designs with fashion-forward color schemes to funky cable sweaters for weekend living, each pattern takes its inspiration from classic silhouettes and adds updated twists for unique must-have pieces.
Introduction
01 Common Sweater Elements and What They Mean for You Bust Circumference Body Length Armhole (+ Yoke) Depth Neck Circumference Shoulder Width Cross-Back Width Neck Depth Shoulder Depth or Slope Underarm Span Sleeves Body Shaping 02 Sweater and Body Measurements: Standard and Otherwise What Size Do I Knit? How to Identify Your Non-Standard Measurements Basic Steps for Customizing and Redesigning Patterns Adding Sizes to a Pattern Alternate Modifications: Changing a Sweater’s Construction 03 The Drop-Shoulder Sweater Farrington Pullover: Lisa Shroyer Vauxhall Tunic: Nancy Shroyer Waltham Cabled Cardigan: Kathy Zimmerman 04 The Set-In Sweater Lystra Pullover: Lisa Shroyer Poppy Cardigan: Mandy Moore Cleveland Shell: Lou Schiela 05 The Raglan Sweater Banstead Pullover: Lisa Shroyer Cheviot Henley: Lisa Shroyer Audubon Shrug: Lisa Shroyer 06 The Seamless Yoke Haviland Pullover: Lisa Shroyer Passyunk Pullover: Lisa R. Myers Barton Cardigan: Marlaina Bird 07 The Dolman Sweater Delsea Pullover: Lisa Shroyer Seagirt Pullover: Lou Schiela Missimer Pullover: Katya Wilsher
Glossary Sources for Supplies Index Lisa Shroyer is the editor of Knitscene magazine. She has also worked as the patterns editor for Interweave Knits and Knitscene magazines since 2005, where she has witnessed thousands of knitting patterns and all possible permutations of sweater construction. A life-long knitter, she has combined her expertise and her eye for design with a passion for knitting for plus sizes in Knitting Plus, her first book. She lives in North Carolina.
Item #: EP3799
ISBN: 9781596684935 176 pages
Knitting Plus eBook: Mastering Fit + Plus-Size Style + 15 Projects
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The new Knitting Plus eBook is the must-have manual for plus-sized sweater construction and knitwear design-convenient anywhere and anytime. With this playful guide, you'll learn how to design wearable, tailor-made sweaters that have that perfect custom fit.
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