Custom Crocheted Sweaters: Make Garments that Really Fit

by Dora Ohrenstein

Overview

Presenting the only how-to guide to focus specifically on customizing crocheted sweaters, so you can create the perfect fit for every body type. Ranging from simple to more sophisticated, the 10 basic patterns selected by expert Dora Ohrenstein offer different techniques for adjusting and personalizing the design, construction, and shaping. With a wealth of diagrams and charts, along with photos of the sweaters themselves, Custom Crocheted Sweaters is the book that every crocheter has been waiting for.

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781600597985
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	01/03/2012
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Dora Ohrenstein lives in New York, New York. Her designs have appeared in Interweave Crochet, knit.1, Crochet Today, The New Crochet (Lark, 2005), and Fabulous Crocheted Ponchos (Lark, 2005). She is the author of Creating Crochet Fabric (Lark, 2010 ) and the founder and editor of the webzine Crochet Insider (crochetinsider.com), which features interviews with industry leaders, textile artists, and designers. She lives and works in Manhattan and, as a classically trained singer, also teaches voice.

Editorial Reviews

Crocheting a sweater can seem daunting. There's the problem of matching gauge, getting a nicely draping fabric, knowing what size to make, and getting it to fit just right. Designer Dora Ohrenstein understands this, and in Custom Crocheted Sweaters, she takes the crocheter step-by-step through an overview of sweater construction, incluing understanding fit, reading patterns, and schematics, and shaping, altering, and finishing.” —Crochet! Magazine

From the Publisher

One of the joys of custom-made clothing is the ability to adjust the fit to the recipient. Crochet designer Ohrenstein (Creating Crochet Fabric) introduces crocheters to the basic elements of fit and provides guidance for customizing sweaters based on individual measurements. Ten projects, presented as individual lessons on basic elements of fit and customization, are included, with written and charted directions. VERDICT There are plenty of books on customizing knitted sweaters, but this is the first book tailored toward custom-fitting crocheted sweaters. Though fit-to-flatter is universal, crocheters will appreciate the focus on their craft—as well as the patterns.

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