Family Circle Easy Plus-Size Knits: 50 Knit and Crochet Styles [Paperback]

Trisha Malcolm (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Family Circle | Publication Date: August 28, 2006

From soft and flowing sweaters to sophisticated, eye-catching eyelet tops, these fashionable and easy-to-make knits will flatter the larger figure. There's nothing drab and dull here: the simply beautiful garments come in bright colours and luxurious-looking yarns. With something for every season, bigger women won't ever have to depend on stores to find clothing that's chic and well-fitting. A brilliant pullover has a dynamic design, along with garter-stitched sleeves and raglan styling to accentuate the shoulders. The glamorous jacket uses rich red yarn and lush cables topped with a ready-made faux fur collar. You can learn to knit casual cardigans, a Mexican-inspired top and more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 143 pages
• Publisher: Sixth & Spring Books; 2nd edition (August 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931543844
• ISBN-13: 978-1931543842
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,434,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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77 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok but a bit disappointing, September 27, 2004

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Alison (Brooklyn, NY, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family Circle Easy Plus-Size Knits: 50 Knit and Crochet Styles (Hardcover)

I was very excited to see a book for Plus Size knitwear. I got my copy and the illustrations look clear, lots of variety in the pattern. So what don't I like? There are 50 patterns - only 10 go up to size 3x. I will say that 40 patterns (including some one size ones) do go up to size 2x. However why include patterns that stop at Large or Extra Large? Swirl of Gold (p. 34) is very attractive but only goes up to size Large - I don't think it should have been included. I'm glad to have the 10 patterns that will fit me - I just wish there had been more.

40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fashion, Finally!, February 28, 2005

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Tina Martinez (Athens, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family Circle Easy Plus-Size Knits: 50 Knit and Crochet Styles (Hardcover)

I fell in love with this book while I was browsing in JoAnn's. I had only read the two reviews here on Amazon so I was leery of the title when I saw it. Lo and behold, when I opened it up I found a wealth of beautiful patterns for plus size women, and none of that frumpy, crappy "mens" sweater stuff either. They had beautiful long duster sweaters, v-necks, cowl necks... anything a plus size gal could reasonably expect. All but one of the patterns I saw went to at least a 2x, and the majority went to a 3x. Matters of taste differ, as we all know, but I found the patterns to be stylish, flattering, and interesting. Of course there were a couple I wouldn't be caught dead in, but you can't like them all.

I was truly inspired by the patterns I saw in this book. I recommend this brand (FC Easy Knitting) all the time in it's magazine form, and now I know I'll be buying this ASAP to make my first sweater from. If you want beautiful, trendy (but not TOO trendy) plus size sweaters that you'll actually wear now (and years from now), this is the book for you.

41 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No Crochet Patterns, October 28, 2004

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B. Love "Movie Buff" (Antioch, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family Circle Easy Plus-Size Knits: 50 Knit and Crochet Styles (Hardcover)

Although the dust jacket says 50 Styles to Knit and Crochet there is only ONE ugly crochet shawl pattern included in the book. Also, I agree with the previous reviewer, a PLUS SIZE book should only include patterns for 1X and above. Deceptive titling, skip this book at this price.