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Fitted Knits: 25 Projects for the Fashionable Knitter | 
 enlarge | Author: Stefanie Japel
Publisher: North Light Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 18110
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 1581808720
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.4320432
EAN: 9781581808728
ASIN: 1581808720
Publication Date: February 6, 2007
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over 14,000 hits every day Fitted Knits features 25 projects, beginning with simple T-shirts and shrugs and moving on to more advanced sweaters, cardigans and skirts. The book also includes a comprehensive section covering the skills necessary to create a well-fitted garment, removing the guesswork from customizing patterns. Each project includes customization tips and tricks, describing to the knitter how to tell when and where increases and decreases should be placed to create the most attractive shaping.
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 Like a little black dress... February 15, 2007
85 out of 87 found this review helpful
...this book is simple, elegant and gives you some great jumping-off points for evolving your own designs from the patterns given to get a look that's truly "you." Stefanie Japel designs beautiful, well-constructed garments with easy yet effective techniques that knitters of any level can put to use right away. Are you a scarf knitter? Want to expand your range? Try a raglan-style sweater. Are you a sweater-in-a-week knitter? Japel will give you new inspiration.
Attention handspinners and those who like to use handspun yarn: many of the projects in this book would work perfectly with handspun! Seamless sweaters tend to accommodate handspun's quirks much better than pieced-and-seamed ones, and Japel has you covered with designs to suit any figure.
If you've ever knit her patterns from Knitty or the ones she sells on her website Glampyre, you know that Japel's designs are not only beautiful, but rock-solid. They work every time, they size up well (plus-sized knitters take note) and they are easily modified to suit your personal taste. I loved this book, from the designs themselves to the overall layout, and will be gifting it to a few of my sweater-anxious knitting friends.
Love it February 25, 2007
62 out of 64 found this review helpful
Wow, what a great book. Loads of cool and flattering knits here. I like everything, which puts this book in an elite group of perhaps 3..... When you consider I buy practically every new knitting book, that sure is something. I immediately frogged some gorgeous suri alpaca I just started using an Interweave Knits pattern, and started her ribbed vneck sweater. I've never knitted a top down sweater, or one totally in the round, and I must say it is really liberating, and the instructions are very clear. I started with this pattern firstly because I like it, and secondly because it's marked easy. Her patterns are graded into varying levels of difficulty, which is a plus. I already know what my next project is going to be, and it will be the next step up in difficulty. Now it's just a matter of finding the right yarn in my stash.....
This is also one of the few books I have which doesn't rely on expensive yarns to do the work. Most of the yarns here are reasonably priced, and would be easy to sub if you wish.
It's true that the majority of patterns are for raglan sweaters. However there are a few that aren't. Besides, altho I could be way off here, I don't see any other way you can knit a top down sweater. Unless it's a round yoke, and personally I find raglan more flattering than round yokes.
Contrary to another reviewer, I don't see any shapeless knits in here. There are a couple of knits which are not knit in the round - a very cute sleeveless lace tank which gets its shapeliness from clever use of stitch patterns, for instance, and a tube top which uses a lace panel for the same effect. These are both in my project list for summer....
There's only one problem with this book. I can't use my usual method of marking with sticky notes, as I would mark practically all of them!
I hope she publishes more books soon, as this is one designer I will always buy sight unseen!
Beautiful Book, Beautiful Projects! March 1, 2007
29 out of 30 found this review helpful
Now, I am a decidedly NON-funky dresser, and yet I'm dying to cast on quite a good number of these garments. For her first book, Ms. Glampyre has delivered a stunner, and I'm so excited to hear that another one is in the works.
So, a few major plusses for the book:
1) The projects are ALL garments, with no filler accessory patterns.
2) They use budget-friendly yarns (we love you, Cascade 220!).
3) There are a WIDE array of sizes for each project.
4) The patterns span the seasons, also.
Stefanie has a very distinct design aesthetic, which helps her blend old-age and new-age influences beautifully in "Fitted Knits". I'm so glad I purchased this!
Highly Recommended February 16, 2007
31 out of 33 found this review helpful
Great designs, technically thoughtful, interesting without being overly tricky, and done with yarns that are easy to substitute. (No wacky gauges that force you to use only the recommended yarn.) Even though I already own shelves (and shelves) of books and patterns, and have been knitting for a long time, there are a lot of designs in here I want to start in on right away. On the "fresh idea" scale this book really packs them in, and is well worth purchasing.
Classic Yet Innovative February 15, 2007
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
Stefanie Japel has long been my favorite knitting pattern designer. After knitting my first sweater from one of her earlier patterns, I fell in love with the crisp, mathematical, foolproof fashion in which she writes her patterns. And after admitting such a bias, I must admit that this book lives up to my (very high) expectations.
First of all, the book is in paperback format. But it does stay open nicely, for ease of reading patterns as you work. It is comparable in size to EZ's Knitting Without Tears.
As for the patterns, they run the gamut from classic (Cozy V-Neck Pullover) to romantic (Keyhole-Neck Blouse, Elizabeth Bennett Cabled Cardigan, Puff-Sleeved Feminine Cardigan) to young and modern (Coquette Lace Tube Top, Crisp Rectangle Tunic Top). As I first flipped through the book, there were many patterns that interested me in a purely "well, that looks innovative" sort of way. But after spending a couple days studying the book, it has become obvious that each pattern in this book is truly wearable and would be a stunning addition to any wardrobe.
While there is some repetition (3 cropped cardigans), I can see having many of my finished knits from this book become staples in my wardrobe.
Japel maintains her love of raglan construction, while also giving a nod to innovative construction or stitch patterns on more than one occasion. (Airy Wrap-Around Lace Sweater, Boatneck Bluebell Sweater, Textured Tunic)
Also of note is the adaptability of many of these patterns to handspun. As a spinner, I'm always on the lookout for pattern to display my handspun to its full potential, and this book has many patterns that would work well for the intermediate or advanced spinner who enjoys spinning worsted to bulky yarns.
Lastly, the layout of the book is stunning. All designs are photographed beautifully and include schematics. Decorative patterning (which looks much like brocade) decorates every page, breaking up the monotony of pictures and black text on a white page.
This book is an inspiration.
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