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Permalink Reply by Elianastar on February 18, 2009 at 2:00pm: Yes... I don't believe in "coincidence" only Providence... all things happen for a purpose. Like your DSL modem suddenly deciding that KP was suspicious which caused you to post here and at Ravelry, which caused me to reply to them, which caused you to notice my blog post, which... ;-); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Virginia on February 19, 2009 at 9:20am: I need some advice about which sweater book or books I should purchase. I have received 3 EZs books but I would also like to get one which gives me options for various neck openings and with set in sleeves. I've ordered but will be returing the Twisted Sisters sweater book because there is not waist shaping and it has lots of dropped sleeves. I'm new to knitting - only worked on scarves and socks and wish to make a sweater for myself. The size is important - I have a larger top - 44 -with narrow shoulders - I don't want sweaters that will just hang I want some shaping.
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Permalink Reply by Elianastar on March 6, 2009 at 11:32pm: The number one sweater book to get is "The Sweater Workshop"... and then join the Sweater Workshop Knitalong. :-)

If you work all the way, from the beginning including the Sampler, but the end, you will not only be knitting sweaters... you'll be designing your sweaters.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on March 12, 2009 at 12:57pm: I just sent you a private message about my book recommendations, but the information is useful, so I'll post about it here as well.

I usually end up either designing my own sweater patterns or modifying commerical patterns to make them fit me exactly and also so that they can be knit seamlessly in the round. I'm going to recommend a few books in addition to everything by EZ and I'll explain why.

Maggie Righetti's "Sweater Design in Plain English"
This book really explains how to customize a pattern or create a pattern to fit your measurements. She explains the math that you need to do to create a pattern. She has excellent instructions on how to measure yourself. This book was published in maybe the 1970s or 1980s, so the photographs and her own patterns are out of fashion and dated, but the information inside the book is still top notch.

Pricilla Gibson-Roberts' "Knitting in the Old Way"
I recently bought this book and can't believe that I hadn't heard people recommending this book before. This is a big book that explains all of the traditional sweaters from all over the world, from Fair Isle sweaters, to Aran sweaters, to Cowichan sweaters, and a lot more. Her measurements are all based on Elizabeth Zimmermann's EPS, so it's a good companion to EZ books. But she really explains things like how to make different sorts of collars, how to decrease a stitch pattern into sleeve seams, etc.

Barbara Walker's "Knitting from the Top"
Everything by Barbara Walker is good (we don't sell most of her stitch dictionaries, but you should check those out). If you like knitting sweaters top down, this is the book to reference. If you have this book, you can basically turn any sweater pattern into a top down sweater. She does have some crazy stuff in this book too, such as reversible top town knitted pants, but her information about sweaters is great. Books by Wendy Bernard and Stephanie Japel also use top down techniques and feature more modern patterns but the information in Barbara Walker's book is the best.

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Permalink Reply by Granny8 on February 20, 2009 at 3:28pm: i need to know where I go to give you my new e-mail address?
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Permalink Reply by Hulsberg on February 20, 2009 at 4:44pm: Sorry for the really, really stupid question...but I can't seem to find how to add something to a wish list...nor how to find the wish list without googling "knitpicks wishlist". I've used the "save for later" button, but it doesn't stay anywhere once I've navigated away from the site.

thanks so much for any help you can give me!!

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Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on February 20, 2009 at 4:49pm: Do you have an account? If you do, and you are signed into the account, it should save automatically. The wish list is contained inside your shopping cart. Hope that helps.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Hulsberg on February 23, 2009 at 4:18pm: That worked...duh...should have thought of that! Sorry for the silly question and thanks for the help!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on February 23, 2009 at 5:41pm: You are more than welcomed! Glad it all worked out.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by strickfee on February 23, 2009 at 10:28am: Hello
I just joined this community. I'm wondering if anyone has knit the bag that comes with this sampler. I assume it is knit in the round. How does the back look? The same as the front? are there perhaps steeks? ( Never worked with those) As a matter of fact I'm new to fair isle. I'm just finishing some fingerless gloves I designed myself. I'm now hooked on fair isle and thought this bag might be nice. Soooooo does anyone know how it is constructed.
Thank you much, Elke the Noob.
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Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on February 23, 2009 at 10:31am: If you're talking about the Sipalu bag, you might want to try joining the knitalong that we're hosting. The members in that knitalong have been posting pictures of their projects and answer questions for each other.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by strickfee on February 24, 2009 at 1:21pm: Thank you
I was browsing around yesterday and did come across the Sipalu bag knit along. I saw some pictures of the work in progress. Looks kinda scary though. Sooo today I peeked again and I just love the bag.Maybe,just maybe I'll muster enough courage to give it a try; ▶ Reply to This