Knitting the New Classics: 60 Exquisite Sweaters from Elite

A great book for sweaters for men, children and women. Easy patterns to Very Challenging. Am starting on the beginner's quick and easy and hope to move on to the back of the book to the very challenging! Just love the patterns and the colors!!!

This book is simply beautiful. It's not for beginners but I bought it because it is full of beautiful sweaters. Could be a coffee table book.

I have knitted Aran style sweaters over the years, but this book has beautiful, modern sweaters that anyone would love to have. There are beautiful, challenging cabled sweaters for men,women, and children. When I first checked this book out of the Library, it was love at first sight. I bought one for my own because there were so many projects I loved, I would want it for a long time. Any Aran knit lover will love this book

I have tons of knitting books, which is why I am so shocked to see the price of this book so low... This is the only pattern book that I have that can honestly say I am planning on knitting almost every single sweater on it. Everything in this book is of excusite taste. Like I said, just right now I have a list of 6 or 7 items from this book that I want to knit as soon as possible. This is my favorite book in my entire collection.

I have been knitting nearly thirty years, since I was a young child, and I have never seen a collection of patterns this unique and beautiful. There is a nice assortment of designs for men, women, and children, ranging from easy to extremely challenging as far a skill needed to complete. The designs are truly classic, intricate, artistic, and well balanced as far as style and form. The instruction grids and pattern piece drawings are very detailed, easy to understand, and precise as far as measurements. With lovely photographs and clearly stated written instructions, this book is very thorough. There is also a nice section of tips for knitters - equivalent yarns, how to read charts, figuring sizes, etc. The patterns are not at all dated, and I don't believe they ever will be. In the same way I can picture my mother wearing these sweaters, I think they will be completely wearable fifty years from now, so the time spent in the creation of these treasures might well be appreciated when they are passed down to an ancestor, if the sweaters are well cared for, gently worn, and still in good enough shape. My only problem with this book is that even the easy/simple patterns seem incredibly difficult. But I admit that I am intimidated by sweaters. I am more expert at socks, hats, scarves, and throws. Even recognizing my anxiety regarding sweaters, I do not think a beginner should attempt these patterns because it might lead to frustration and discouragement with knitting in general. I believe this book is more suitable for intermediate to advanced knitters. J.H. Sweet, author of The Fairy Chronicles