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Everyone wants the perfect cozy sweater. One they can dress up or down. It should be simple enough for him, yet stylish and flattering for her. Rediscover the boyfriend sweater, a versatile garment that both guys and girls will fall head over heels for.
Knitwear designer Bruce Weinstein has reinvented the classic boyfriend sweater with 19 ultra-comfortable projects designed to work on both men and women. Knit up a luxurious cardigan perfect for any important occasion, a varsity pullover with his-and-her initials, or one of four soft and sophisticated texture-rich scarves for you or him. Throughout, youll find tips to adapt each pattern, alter the proportions, and choose yarns to make the look more masculine or feminine. Plus, learn 19 knitting techniques youve always wanted to master, including brioche stitch, reversible cables, and Fair Isle, as well as seaming techniques to give your projects a professional finish.
Whether youre knitting for yourself or for the man in your life, these gorgeous projects are sure to be classics youll wearor borrowfor years to come.

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Copyright 2012 by Bruce Weinstein
Photography and illustrations copyright 2012 by Potter Craft, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.

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Published in the United States by Potter Craft, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Weinstein, Bruce, 1960
Boyfriend sweaters : 19 designs for him that youll want to wear : plus 19 techniques that help you knit almost anything / by Bruce Weinstein. First Edition.
pages cm
Includes index.
(alk. paper)
1. KnittingPatterns. 2. Sweaters. 3. Mens clothing. I. Title.
TT825.W452 2012
746.432dc23
2012001322

eISBN: 978-0-307-58713-8

Photography by Jared Flood
Tech editing and schematics by Therese Chynoweth

Thanks to the Craft Yarn Council of America (.

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PROJECTS - photo 12 PROJECTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Creating a sweater is a quiet activity Alone i - photo 13

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Creating a sweater is a quiet activity Alone in my studio I - photo 14

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Creating a sweater is a quiet activity Alone in my studio I - photo 15
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Creating a sweater is a quiet activity. Alone in my studio, I look out over the woods and mountains of the lower Berkshires. Creating a knitting book, on the other hand, is the less-than-quiet product of a well-oiled, heavily manned machine. Thanks to my agent, Susan Ginsburg, who for seventeen years has helped expand my career and keep everything in perspective; editors Betty Wong and Caitlin Harpin, who combined vision with flexibility and were a dream to work with; art director Jess Morphew and book designer Jenny Kraemer, who visualized my concept in a way I couldnt even have imagined; my incredibly patient and exacting tech editor, Therese Chynoweth, who turned even my most confusing explanations into clear and concise directions; photographer Jared Flood, who can put everything in the best light; the entire production team at Potter Craft, who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make this book happen; all the yarn manufacturers in this book, who were generous and kind even when I changed my mind about colors every other week; sample knitters Julie Himmel, Kate Belando, Denise Balvanz, Jodi Lewanda, Rosemary Keilty, Phyllis Holdaway, Pat Scully, Nancy Hand, and Jean Chung, who all overwhelm me with their talent and speed; and my partner, Mark, who gave me space and support to work on this large collection, encouraged me through all the mistakes, and who lovingly wears everything I knit for him.

A BRIEF INTRODUCTION As long as men have had sweaters women have worn them - photo 16
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION
As long as men have had sweaters, women have worn them.
In the thirties Marlene Dietrich showed the world it was just plain sexy. In the fifties it was a sign of going steady. In the seventies it was just hard to tell mens clothes from womensand sometimes it was hard to tell men from women. If you were too young to have lived through it, ask your mother who David Cassidy was. But the underlying reason women like mens fashion has always been, and continues to be, comfort. In general, mens sweaters are roomier, with less shaping. Whalebone corsets may have gone out of fashion a century ago, but womens fashion can still be uncomfortable, if not impossible to wearjust watch the red-carpet fashion show at the Oscars. Some beaded and sequined dresses weigh more than the actresses wearing them. And while most womens designs show every bump and bulge, mens fashion can hide a multitude of sinssomething men have taken advantage of for decades. Mens sweaters give women the freedom to wear something comfortable and very forgiving.
So what is a boyfriend sweater exactly? Its a garment designed with the lines and colors men like, but with an unmistakable appeal to women, too. A man can wear a boyfriend sweater knit to his measurements, while a woman can wear a boyfriend sweater tailored to her size and shape or right out of his closet. A boyfriend sweater is flexible, comfortable, and most of all its stylish on either sex. The sweaters in this book are all sized for both sexes and run the gamut from weekend casual to workday chic.
The idea for a collection of sweaters that would appeal to both men and women came from my students and from knitters I met all over the country. But I dont think they even knew they were asking for it.
When I started traveling around the U.S. teaching classes and showing the finished designs from my first book of mens patterns, women would slip on the sample sweaters and stand in front of the mirror.
Im making this for me, one woman would say, In purple.
What about adding elbow patches to the hooded sweatshirt? another woman asked me in a class.
Do you think this henley would look nice in bright yellow? asked another.
There were boyfriend sweaters forming in front of my eyes, in the most classic sense: mens sweaters morphing into garments that women would also enjoy. I knew that my next collection of patterns had to appeal to both women and men right off the bat.
So you hold in your hands Boyfriend Sweaters nineteen designs inspired by menswear that balance the line between colorful style and neutral simplicity so anyone will feel good in them. With tips and ideas to make each one more masculine or more feminine, most are sized from 34" (86.5cm) to 56" (142cm). Perfect for him. Perfect for her.
How to Use this Book
Boyfriend Sweaters is divided into 4 sections: Line and Drape, Texture, Reversibility, and Color. Each section contains patterns that reflect the main theme and each is labeled Easy, Intermediate, or Experienced. At the beginning of each section is a small refresher on the techniques needed to complete the patterns in that section plus some helpful tips and hints to get you through just about any knitting dilemma.
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