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Book Review – Knit Wear Love

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Knit Wear Love giveawayThe winner is Carmen.

I really thought I had done a giveaway of Amy Herzog’s Knit Wear Love before, but here it is in my pile of books, so here it is for you.

Knit, Wear Love does have sweater patterns, 24 of them, in fact, but it’s as much about empowering knitters to find out what works for their body and their style and to adjust patterns accordingly as it is a pattern book.

The book explores different styles such as casual, vintage, sporty, bohemian, modern, romantic, classic and avant-garde, discussing the sorts of fibers, fabrics and colors people who enjoy that kind of style might like, as well as iconic sweater designs that fit that theme (like crewneck pullovers for classic style). It then looks at all the different things that go into a sweater looking good on you, how to make sweaters you own and how to put them together so they look great.

Then the patterns are shown with a bunch of different options built in. For example, the pullover is shown in classic, modern and romantic styles, all with different necklines and stitch patterns. The patterns offer 12 sizes and three weights of yarn so they’re super customizable within the variations.

In addition to the pullover, there’s also a cardigan, vest, cowl-neck, tunic, wrap, tank and bolero. You could use these patterns as a jumping off point for a great variety of sweaters for a great variety of women.

If you’d like a chance to win this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, April 10. If you’ve knit sweaters before, I’d love to know what your favorite one is that you’ve made (here’s mine). And if you haven’t, what would your dream sweater look like?

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

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Comments

  2. I have yet to knit a sweater but if I did it would be made with bright colors, maybe some red or orange. Long sleeves, loose fitting, soft, comfortable something I would never want to take off.

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Beyond Basic Pumpkin Knitting Patterns

Over the years I have shared a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns, and I’ve knit and crocheted a lot of pumpkins myself. But it feels like there are always more fun things to try with knit pumpkins, so this year I wanted to look a little more beyond basic stockinette or ribbed pumpkins and share some pumpkin patterns with cables, bobbles and colorwork. 

In the cable collection we’ve got these cute little basic cable and ribbed pumpkins from Elly Bear Knits. There are two sizes that make a wide, flat pumpkin and a taller round pumpkin. Both are worked in the round as a tube that’s cinched top and bottom when you’re done, and they use bulky weight yarn. 

Another cute cable pumpkin knitting pattern comes from Gray Bear Akswokrat. This one is knit flat and it looks like a chunky yarn but you could use other weights to make pumpkins of different sizes. This one also has an I-cord stem and uses yarn to cinch up the sections of the pumpkin, giving it a more natural look. 

Add some bobbles to your pumpkins with this design from Autumn Shelter Makes. Also worked in the round in a tube, it features a repeating pattern of bobbles and uses yarn wrapped around the outside to make segments. This one looks like worsted weight yarn to me. 

Of course there’s nothing that says your pumpkin has to be a single color, so let’s throw in some colorwork. I love the look of the Cozy Fall Pumpkin knitting pattern from South Stitch Girls. The little leather loop adds a rustic touch but you could also just add a stick. These pumpkins have five colorwork options and are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. 

There’s also the Autumn Fair Isle Trio pumpkins pattern from Equestriann Style, which has three different sizes of pumpkins with four colorwork designs. They are worked in super bulky yarn in the round and look good with high contrast or more muted color combinations.