Glorious Crocheted Sweaters

Wow. These sweaters are wonderful. Winter and summer sweaters; sweaters that are cozy; sweaters that are elegant; sweaters that are sexy. A few of the designs are a little dated, but most of them are just, well, glorious.

I have had this book for awhile now and only created one of the sweaters (fp/bp sweater) because the level of difficulty and complexity of some of the patterns where overwhelming. Now that I finally got all the pattern stitches learned, I have incorporated them into my own designs and yarns and they look fabulous. I love the outdated look of these designs and will attempt to make all the patterns in the book. Be warned, you must have patience to do some of these designs. Not for begginer's at all, but definietly a keeper for the crochet library!

I try to buy anything that Nola Theiss puts out. She has the most wonderful sweater patterns to make up. Since I have crocheted from the age of 12 these were no problem to me to make up. Some of the designs were more detailed than others, but for an intermediate or expert crocheter, these will be no problem at all to master. When you get through with them, you will have a wardrobe that will rival Saks sweater department. I would buy it again!

This book has lots of beautiful and unique sweaters to crochet. Some patterns do have knit neck and sleeve edgings, but I had no problem using crochet for the edgings instead. If you don't ever adapt patterns to suit your own taste and skills, this may not be the book for you. Otherwise, it is wonderful - don't pass it up!

If you've ever envied the variety of sweater patterns knitters have to chose from and wished there were more good crocheted patterns out there then this is the book for you.From simple to challenging, every pattern is beautiful. I only wish they went to extra large sizes, but they do go to large. The clear instructions and beautiful color photographs show you all you want to know about a pattern. This is one of the best books out there for crocheted sweaters.