It's time to welcome big girls to the knitting lifestyle party! Amy R. Singer and Jillian Moreno (big girls themselves) have worked with the best designers to create a selection of patterns that suit real women with curves perfectly. No butt-cuppers or boob-huggers in the bunch. Big Girl Knits is packed with patterns—sweaters, coats, skirts, and even accessories—from classics to current designs for real women. Try knitting one of these and look and feel gorgeous in it:

• Whichway Funnelneck
• Lift and Separate Wrap
• Curvilicious Cardigan
• Boobilicious Tank
• Mosaic Skirt and Sweater Set

This book goes further than a simple book of knitting patterns; it educates knitters on how to create knitwear that fits well and looks beautiful. Knitters will learn to correctly measure their bodies for a perfect fit; alter existing patterns; recognize sweater designs that work with their shape, not against it—and rock the knitting house with their big, bad selves.

Jillian Moreno and Amy R. Singer are living the knitting lifestyle. Or la vida loca, depending on the day. Jillian is a knitwear designer who lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with her husband and two kids. Amy is editor of Knitty, an online knitting magazine based in Toronto, where she lives with her husband.