Knit to Flatter: The only instructions you'll ever need to knit sweaters that make you look good and feel great!

Helps!!!! Explains what you don't understand and has pictures.

I have not read this cover-to-cover yet, but I am impressed already. Besides giving a tool to discover your own shape, the author then gives several sweater styles to flatter each shape and explains WHY the design elements are flattering. She then explains how to further adjust patterns - hers or any others - to tailor sweaters to work WITH your body, instead of just hoping the finished product will look nice, and not like a sack of potatoes! If you are going to put the time and cost of nice yarn into a sweater project, you might be wise to get this guide, too, so you are pleased with your results.

I like the sections on evaluating the body type for the garment you are making. It also does a fair job in identifying fiber types as related to drape, fit, shrinkage, etc. Throughout the book, there are helpful hints about how to achieve a better knitted fit in many different styles. What would make this book really shine, though, would be close-ups of the actual knitted techniques, actually showing where the decreases, increases, and short rows are worked. The book includes line drawings of the theory, and the garment patterns do not offer a close up of the techniques used for shaping. Ths is a worthwhile book for intermediate and advanced knitters. Beginning knitters will also be able to use the presented patterns and techniques to advance their skills. READER BEWARE: there are numerous errors in the book. You need to go to the publisher's website, stccraft.com, and download the corrections by pattern name.

This book is perfect for those intermediate or experienced knitters who want their sweaters to fit them and look as good, if not better, as their designer purchased sweaters. The book details every aspect of the sweater knitting process in a clear and easy to understand language. It gives you lots of choices to select or modify sweater design for a custom and tailored look. It did not make sweater knitting seem easier, but possibly more satisfying! If you want your long hours of knitting, the high cost of fine yarn and emotional investment of knitting your own sweater to be a success, this is one book that will get you there.

I have been knitting for years (since I was a girl) but never mastered the art of making sweaters that fit. Oh I managed to make a few sweaters that were serviceable, and they were beautifully made, but they weren't flattering on me--they just never fit correctly. It's so sad to discover at the end of a project that one's vision of the beautiful yarn and pretty knitting project just ended up looking like a "loving hands at home" kid's project. With that great black cloud hanging over every sweater project attempted, I finally gave up and focused solely on knitting intricate lace patterns in shawls and scarfs. They always looked exactly as I envisioned them and were fairly rewarding. But when every yarn catalog and email arrived advertising beautiful fibers that would make stunning sweaters, I knew I was just fooling myself. Early this year I lost my mind and tried to knit a sweater using some gorgeous Malabrigo kettle-dyed yarn I had in my stash, and just like the rest of them, it fit like a sweatshirt and was just as flattering. But this time instead of being sad and resigned, I was mad and ready to take action to figure out what I was doing wrong. After researching several books, I landed on Knit to Flatter. This book gave me the information I needed to understand why my sweaters never fit, and most importantly, what simple things I could do to fix them. Amy Herzog has a reassuring, yet matter-of-fact writing style, and several easy-to-follow patterns. Her book includes lots of pictures of everyday women with different body types who would never be considered as models for Vogue Knitting, but they all look beautiful in the sweaters they model in this book. Because of this book I can now say with pride when asked, "Where did I buy this sweater? Oh I didn't buy it. I made it myself."

If you ever wanted to be able to figure out what clothes look best on you look no further. This is a must have in your library. It gives very simple steps to determine your body shape. You may need to have a second person to get the accurate measurements. But it is a fun and easy to do. She then gives great examples of what works and what doesn't. It also gives some patterns and all the tips to alter your patterns to give that great fit. There is so much information in this on fit and style that it should be in every library.

I participated in Amy Herzog's class at Knitter's Review Retreat last November, and the first thing I did when I returned home was pre-order the book from Amazon. In the not-so-patient waiting months for its publication, I put into practice some of the tips I remembered from the class. Although the book focuses on selecting styles and fitting tips for women, the same principles apply to children and men. I agree wholeheartedly with all of the positive reviews from other readers; I can't find a single negative aspect of this book. Although I'm a top-down, raglan-sleeved, seamless knitter, I vow to knit at least one sweater with set-in sleeves and seams. However, even if I then revert to my old stand-by - and I am indeed a very old dog - they will fit better with her fitting tips incorporated. Thank you, Amy!

Fantastic book! Very informative on sizing knits to fit your body. Great pictures!

Nothing better than knitting something that not only looks beautiful, after all that time consuming work, but actually fits well. The book has basic patterns, shows you different body types and how to adapt patterns to flatter the body type you're knitting for. Just what I need. I hope to learn the skills in the book so I can apply them to knitting patterns generally.

I'm thrilled so far with this book. I've paired it with Amy's Bluprint/Craftsy course on knitting to flatter, and I have been working through my fits and figuring out just how to make a sweater (that is apt to take hours to make) worth wearing. I'm so tired of completing a knit only to put it right in the bin or frogging it. I can see how this is going to change everything.

Pour moi qui ai recommencé récemment le tricot, c'est devenu l'une de mes bibles-tricot ! Même s'il n'est qu'en anglais, il est assez facile à comprendre, les trucs et astuces ainsi que les patrons sont supers. Alors, flattez-vous !

Knit to Flatter ... Klar, das versuchen wir doch alle, nach vielen Maschen und Reihen dann auch vor dem Spiegel Freude zu erleben. Warum das oft nicht oder je nach Figur eher zufällig gelingt, erklärt Amy Herzog in sehr gut verständlichen Worten. Und es gibt auch einen wunderbaren Leitfaden, wie man es anders und besser machen kann, egal welche Anleitung am Anfang steht. Sehr einleuchtend, daher kann ich mir das auch gut merken. In keinem anderen Buch (und ich hab so einige durchgearbeitet) wird die perfekte Passform so gut erklärt, allgemein und für jedes Passproblem speziell. Empfehlenswerte Formen und Designs erkennen und solche die weniger optimal zur Figur passen mit einigen Änderungen vorteilhafter wirken zu lassen - das schafft dieses Buch ganz unaufgeregt mit sachlichen Erklärungen, ohne Zauberformel und Magie, mit ganz einfach nachvollziehbaren Rechenhilfen. Mit Geometrie und Optik erspart man sich Irrtümer und Illusionen. Egal wie viele Strickbücher schon griffbereit im Regal stehen, dieses lohnt sich! Die darin enthaltenen Projekte, für verschiedene Figuren mustergültig vorteilhaft vorgestellt und mit Änderungsanregungen sehr vielfältig abwandelbar konzipiert, sind rundum gut tragbar, nett anzuschauen und auch nicht übermäßig kompliziert. 5 Sterne mit nochmal 5 Extraklassesternen!

spiegazioni come sempre dettagliate (in tutti i libri americani/inglesi/francesi le indicazioni sono molto precise contrariamente ai libri italiani piuttosto approssimativi e spesso con indicazioni errate), modelli nella media, avrei gradito qualche modello un po' più trendy ma non si può aver tutto nella vita :)