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| Knitting Goes Large | 
 enlarge | Authors: Sharon Brant With Wendy Baker, Jennie Atkinson, Martin Storey
Publisher: Rowan
Category: Book
List Price: £16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 10578
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Media: Paperback
Pages: 136
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1906007438
EAN: 9781906007430
ASIN: 1906007438
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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 Knitting goes large with style November 19, 2008
I love this book. The designs and yarns used are varied and stylish and I have am having a tough time deciding which to knit first. At the front of the book is a section telling us how to measure and choose the right size for us. It also shows the designs on two seperate models to show how the designs can look on differnt shaped same size women. There are some close fitting garments as well as loose knits but none of them are sack shape and all are stylish. I love the fact that there are a few sleeveless tops that I can wear under an open blouse in the summer and the Kidsilk Haze scarf and wrap are sublime. Although the colours in the photos appear to differ slightly to the shade cards, I know from previous expereince that the shade cards are only a guide to the colours. Once knitted up or even in the ball they often differ to those seen in the shade card block.
Excellent Book November 17, 2008
Great selection of 20 patterns including a gorgeous beaded shawl and elegant wrap style tops. Sharon Brant, the author, has included some tips on how to choose the right design for your shape. The beautiful photography shows the garments off perfectly - the only difficulty is which one to knit first?
I love the fact that although the garments are for fuller figures they are still chic, elegant and very contemporary designs. A terrific collection of knits for all occasions and seasons.
 Nice but not exciting November 4, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a nice, well-produced book with some pleasant patterns, although the colour reproduction is misleading as I found out when I compared the photographs with actual Rowan shade-cards. Unfortunately, from my point of view, although this book gives a good size range (from around size 14 to around size 24), the guiding design principle appears to be 'Big lass? Wear a sack!'. There are some nice patterns here, and I plan to make at least one of them, but few of them have much real fitting and an absence of fit can make larger women look blocky and shapeless. I bought the book sight unseen. If I had had a chance to leaf through it first, I wouldn't have bought it.
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