This Knit Fits

Categories: Nonfiction , Arts & Crafts

Although I'm not really focused on knitting as much during the summer, I just had to blog about Fitted Knits.  I like this book!  One of the first things that caught my eye was that it uses yarns in a variety of price ranges.  What kept me interested were several hip-looking patterns designed to be knit in one piece from the top down. Yay! No sewing seams!

Fitted Knits is a great resource for beginning and intermediate knitters interested in patterns with a little more shaping.  One of the great features in the book is that not only are the patterns sized to specific measurements, they're also broken down into separate design parts. This makes adapting the patterns to one's own proportions much easier. 

As at least one kniting blogger has pointed out, this isn't a detailed guide to fitting and adapting patterns.  However, the clearly described information on fitting the patterns included in the book makes this a great find for me, even if not every sweater is to my taste.  With the patterns and information provided, I think I'll be able to adapt even a few that I don't like "as is".