Top-Down Crochet Sweaters Fabulous Patterns with Perfect Fit

by Ohrenstein, Dora

• ISBN13: 9781612126104
• ISBN10: 1612126103
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-09-20
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Summary

Welcome to the new era of crochet. Making garments from the top down is a favorite knitting technique that allows knitters to test and adjust the fit as they go. Now, thanks to designer Dora Ohrenstein, crocheters will benefit for the first time from a pattern book featuring the same beloved approach. These 14 fashionable patterns are sure to flatter bodies of all shapes and sizes. Show-stopping original photography, an extensive discussion of the benefits of top-down construction, and detailed instructions on how and why to adjust the patterns to ensure an exquisite customized fit will have crocheters tying themselves in knots to start strutting their stuff!

Author Biography

Dora Ohrenstein is a leading crochet designer, author, and teacher. She is the author of Top-Down Crochet Sweaters and The Crocheter’s Skill-Building Workshop, which is being hailed as a must-have resource by the crochet community. Ohrenstein’s chic and innovative designs appear regularly in Interweave Crochet, Crochet!, Crochet World, Vogue Knitting Crochet, and many other print and online magazines. She is the co-editor of Crochet World's “Talking Crochet” column, and she has written for various other publications about crochet history, international traditions, and techniques. 

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why Crochet from the Top Down?
Top-Down Construction Basics
A Note about Yarns
The Garment Pairs

Part I: The Techniques
1  The Top-Down Crochet Method
  Necklines: An Overview
  Yolk Shaping
  Building Necklines
  Trying On the Yoke as You Go
  Creating the Underarm
  Beginning the Body
  Working the Sleeve
2  Additional Techniques for Top-Down Garments
  Mastering Stitches
  Gauge and Drape
  Blocking Your Swatch
  Choosing Yarns
  Blocking Your Garment
3  Making Your Garment Fit
  All about Ease
  Measuring Yourself
  Measuring a Favorite Sweater
  How to Read a Schematic
  How Sweaters Fit Your Body
  Choosing a Length
  Fibers and Fit
  Making Alterations

Part II: The Patterns
  Ava and Bettina
  Isola and Chloe
  Luna and Janelle
  Jade and Magda
  Rosina and Isabel
  Genevieve and Zora
  Nanette and Erde

Index
Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Metric Conversion Chart