25 Gorgeous Sweaters for the Brand-New Knitter

by Catherine Ham

Book Overview

If you can knit and purl, these 25 garments are within your reach. A Shawl Collar Jacket goes almost anywhere and looks great. Slip on the Cozy Cardigan for weekend relaxation. For on-the-go knitting, nothing beats the Patchwork Jacket. "All basics are covered in an encouraging and easy-to-follow manner."- Detroit Free Press.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579901727
• ISBN13: 9781579901721
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.9" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Self-taught knitter, I love the simplicity of this book

This book is great for someone who wants to learn how to knit a sweater, even if all you currently can do is knit a square. If you can read, this is an easy to follow book that will help you learn about sizing, increasing/decreasing, and even how to design your own sweater patterns if you feel confident enough to do so. I struggle sometimes when books get too technical, I loved this book because it doesn't do that. I made my first knitted sweater from this book, which didn't fit the intended wearer just right, but otherwise came out nicely. My second sweater I made for my youngest and once I finished it, it looked amazing and she wouldn't take it off for days. I highly recommend this book, and I plan to use my copy for years to come.

Just What It Says.

This book delivers exactly what the title promises. The designs are totally simple and the directions are well written. There are plenty of pictures of knitted samples.What I appreciate about this book is the choices of yarn for the beginning knitter...interesting and easy to work with producing garments that look much more accomplished than the usual beginning projects.Even though I am a more advanced knitter, I find myself reaching for this book for simple design ideas.

For not-so-new as well as new knitters....

Despite being a more experienced knitter, I just had to have this book....! Catherine Ham's patterns are truly gorgeous; through the use of simple shapes, she encourages knitters to be really creative with some of the beautiful yarns that are now on the market. Along with the advice on yarn substitution, I really enjoyed the sections on embellishments and the suggestions of variations for some of the designs. Whether you are a beginning or more experienced knitter (and especially if you have some interesting yarns in your stash "just in case"-- you know who you are), I HIGHLY recommend that you get this book; it could provide the inspiration for a beautiful and truly unique garment....

About TIME!!

I get asked a lot for book recommendations for beginning knitters who want to make SWEATERS and not scarves, potholders and simpler projects. Nothing is more exciting in knitting than making a successful, wearable fashion piece. So this book is very very welcome.The best part of this book is the instructions for yarn substitutions. Many commercial patterns use yarns that are not available in every part of the world, or may be a bit expensive. Learning how to substitute yarn successfully expands your knitting options and allows you to make a special knitted masterpiece all your own (and maybe at a budget price, too.)I can't recommend this book enough to people who want to extend their knitting skills. It's really great.

Perfect Book for the "Brand New Knitter"

This is the perfect book for someone who has just learned to knit. The directions are clearly written, the schematics detailed and the photographs lovely and uncluttered. Catherine Ham also includes how to substitute yarns if one is unable to purchase the yarns used for the models. She also shows variations and embellishments. This is one of the best books for beginning knitters because it has fashion flare and the sweaters don't look like the typical beginners' projects. I highly recommend this and will be using it when I teach knitting.

If you want to have FUN knitting. . .

then this book is for you. If you know the basics, but hate to follow someone else's pattern, Cathy's ideas and techniques for knitting a range of designs for all ages and figures will free you to create your own wonderful sweaters. It's sort of like looking behind the curtain in Oz- now I know what to do to make my sweaters much, much better. I know Cathy, and I've seen her amazing work, but this is like having her right next door. Buy this book. Buy some wonderful yarn (come on, you DO need more. . .) and get busy, Christmas is just around the corner.