Knitting Simple Sweaters from Luxurious Yarns

by Marilyn Saitz Cohen

Book Overview

Beginning and intermediate knitters who have little time or patience for complicated patterns, but who want to make something elegant and chic, will find just what they are looking for in these... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579904238
• ISBN13: 9781579904234
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.6" x 11.5"

Customer Reviews

A perfect book for beginner knitter

This book is perfect for beginner knitters who want to try out luxurious yarns. The designs are clearly written accompanied with diagrams. The sweaters are perfect for all season with its classic designs.

Easy Patterns with Exquisite Results

If you're a new knitter, ready to move on from scarves to sweaters, this book is for you! The sweaters in this book are indeed luxurious, as the title suggests. The instructions are clear and uncomplicated, with drawings of each pattern piece to help you stay on gauge for a perfect fit. If you're an experienced knitter, you'll enjoy the soothing, repetitive motion of the simple stitches as the sumptuous yarns flow through your fingers.

Wonderful Addition to My Knitting Library

Ms. Cohen's book offers wonderful and unique sweater patterns to knitters who are looking to improve and further develop their knitting skills. Even a new knitter will be successful with the easy to understand directions. I received "rave reviews" when modeling my two new sweaters.

Simply Elegant

Marilyn Cohen's Simple Sweaters from Luxurous Yarns is a wonderful book for beginning knitters. Other knitting books don't feature these elegant designs complemented by beautiful yarns, and executed without complex stitches. These sweaters will be lovely additons to a personal wardrobe, but also will make wonderful, quickly crafted gifts for friends.

Beautiful Projects Inside

This is a wonderful book. It contains several lovely sweater patterns that rely on beautiful yarn and not difficult stitches. I love to knit but I don't like spending hours grinding over complicated instructions. This book is great because the projects are basic and quick to knit up but very beautiful without any headaches and torn out work.