Custom Knit Jackets: Casual to Couture

Custom Knit Jackets: Casual to Couture

With one master pattern, this resource guides knitters through creating 12 jacket silhouettes in five standard sizes, with four different weights of yarn. Reminiscent of the designer details that have made the Chanel jacket a signature piece for more than 50 years, the details in this book add professional finish to collars, pockets, fabrics, and hand-stitched silk lining. The process to create a perfect-fit jacket requires only simple math and graph paper. Using real-body examples, Jean Frost shows how to adjust patterns for narrow shoulders, long arms, short or long waist, a large bust, and other common fitting problems. Jean Frost teaches knitting and is the author of Jean Frost Jackets . She lives in San Diego, California. Rick Mondragon is a knitting designer, a teacher of specialized knitting techniques, and the editor of Knitter's Magazine . Elaine Rowley is the former editor of Knitter's Magazine and an editor for XRX Books. Alexis Xenakis is the publisher of Knitter's Magazine and XRX Books. His photography is featured in all XRX books. They all live in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.