Product Description

Look great without adding bulk.

The geniuses behind Big Girl Knits present 25 all-new curve-flattering projects that explore the beauty of color & texture.

Jillian Moreno and Amy R. Singer brought the average American woman—a size 14—a collection of stylish, flattering patterns in Big Girl Knits. Now they’re back with 25 new curve-friendly projects that embrace color and texture, plus adaptations to make almost any pattern suitable for all shapes and sizes.

Part knitting instruction book and part sassy style guide, More Big Girl Knits goes beyond teaching the basics—fit, proportion, motif placement, and balance principles—to tackle all-new methods for creating knitwear with brilliant colors and sumptuous textures that voluptuous women can wear with pride. The second half of the book features attractive patterns, from jackets to sexy tank tops that are proportioned to fit and shaped to create a fetching silhouette. Packed with tips and tricks on what to avoid, what to embrace, and how to modify any design to flatter your body, this smart guide will show Big Girls how to look gorgeous in colorful, texture-rich knitwear.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #70154 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-01
• Released on: 2008-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Review
“This is a knitting book for the plus-size females that mince no words, delivered with a large dollop of humor and no small technical and artistic wizardry…Who knew that ‘fabby’ was the word for big, beautiful girls?”
—Booklist, starred review

About the Author
Two of the brightest stars of the knitting world, Big Girls AMY R. SINGER and JILLIAN MORENO are the coauthors of Big Girl Knits. Amy is the editor of Knitty.com, has a regular column in Interweave Knits, and lives in Toronto, Ontario. Jillian lives in Michigan and is a knitwear designer.

Customer Reviews

A Sad Book for Big Girls
I actually purchased this book a while ago and I should have reviewed it sooner--when the hideosity of it was still fresh in my mind. Needless to say, I returned it immediately, even going so far as to site it as "defective" because it was so ugly! So seeing the other reviews I'm confused as to why it is rated so highly...

The main problem I had with this book was that the patterns were simple and unimaginative--and not at all flattering. The first book seemed to emphasize flattering a "big girl's" positive body traits but in this book it was like they knitted tents and pulled them over their heads. One pattern, the big girl's "rolls" could be seen through the lace patterning. I was appalled--NO FULL-FIGURED WOMAN SHOULD EVER LET HER ROLLS BE SEEN! HELLO?!?!

All in all, this book was a ghastly collage of ill-fitting and poorly thought of designs for full women. It made the models look douty and matronly and I'm pretty sure that no big girl wants to look like these women did.

Moreno, Singer--get it together--you could have been more creative. You two look like full-figured girls who feel confident--do you want to be seen in colorful potato sacks??

Real Women Have Curves!!
Thank Heaven for Jillian Moreno and Amy Singer! They have come up with beautiful clothing for us Big Gals. Lise Varrette's photography is exceptional! The choice of models for each piece is like it was made for them! The patterns are clear and easy to follow. Their style of writing makes me feel like I'm learning from good friends. Right now I'm working on the Susie Hoodie and can hardly wait to finish it.

So little time, so many great patterns to knit! I highly recommend this book - and Big Girl Knits - for any Big Girl. Thanks to Jillian and Amy for helping us Bodacious Babes flaunt what we got!!

More to Love
This just arrived today and already I have my next five or six knitting projects planned -- the patterns are GORGEOUS and the writing style makes me feel confident I can tackle these beautiful pieces. Can't wait for "Still More" from Moreno and Singer. I also can't emphasize enough how good for my own self-esteem it is to see so many photos of joyous, generously-sized women wearing clothes they love. Wearable art is for people of all sizes!