--- product_id: 82645470 title: "Amy Herzog's Ultimate Sweater Book: The Essential Guide for Adventurous Knitters" price: "£28.58" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/82645470-amy-herzogs-ultimate-sweater-book-the-essential-guide-for-adventurous store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Amy Herzog's Ultimate Sweater Book: The Essential Guide for Adventurous Knitters **Price:** £28.58 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Amy Herzog's Ultimate Sweater Book: The Essential Guide for Adventurous Knitters - **How much does it cost?** £28.58 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/82645470-amy-herzogs-ultimate-sweater-book-the-essential-guide-for-adventurous) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Amy Herzog's Ultimate Sweater Book: The Essential Guide for Adventurous Knitters [Herzog, Amy] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Amy Herzog's Ultimate Sweater Book: The Essential Guide for Adventurous Knitters Review: Finally! A guide to sweater pattern making I can understand - I've made Amy Herzog sweater patterns before and loved them, so this book looked intriguing and on a whim I bought it. Frankly, it exceeded my expectations. For background, I've never made my own sweater pattern and have only made minor modifications to existing patterns, but I've knit about 15 sweaters from pullovers to cardigans, fingering to bulky yarn. I am somewhat adventurous but follow patterns rigorously. I often wish for a certain type of pattern to create something out of wool in my stash only to be hampered by looking and looking for an appropriate pattern sometimes to no avail. Amy has done a fantastic job of explaining (in plain English) what everything means (positive ease, negative ease, why/when a set-in sleeve vs. a raglan) Take a real basic, how to make and measure a gauge swatch: her approach is so refreshing in which she explains how use your swatch and the way you knit to figure out how to make the pattern come out successfully (this is huge!). She begins with clear step-by-step instructions for 4 sweater types: drop-shoulder, raglan, yoke and set-in-sleeve. The instructions are concise but just right with excellent drawings to illustrate the points. She moves on from construction of these sweaters to making adjustments, then refining your work with embellishments and finally patterns that can be done in different weight yarns plus adding turtle necks or hoods. Amy makes suggestions for what kind of yarn weight and type (alpaca vs. light/heavy wool, etc.) work best for what type of sweater (yokes, for example, which she describes as "poncho-like", work differently than drop shoulder--clear if you stop and think about it but I hadn't). The light bulbs went off. With this book you can ensure a good fit of any pattern (we knew this was measuring and math but now it's clear what to measure (where and how) and then what to do with the measurements; modify existing patterns; or even confidently make your own pattern from scratch. I'm feeling very positive that the lovely spring green DK wool in my stash (for which no pattern has been suitable) will now get made soon thanks to Amy. Review: A book to knit all the basics from scrath... - Is a veeeeeery well done book but I kinda was hoping that it came with tons of patterns ahahhaha but instead It has tons of size charts. All the basic patterns are there and the multiple size charts are presented so you can customize and knit exactly the size that you need. It also comes with instructions to use the patterns as base to create your own sweater so, this book was definitely an asset ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #94,667 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #98 in Knitting (Books) #98 in Fashion Craft #122 in Crafts & Hobbies Reference | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (482) | | Dimensions | 9.84 x 8.5 x 0.59 inches | | Edition | Illustrated | | ISBN-10 | 1419726706 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1419726705 | | Item Weight | 1.95 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 192 pages | | Publication date | October 16, 2018 | | Publisher | Abrams Books | ## Images ![Amy Herzog's Ultimate Sweater Book: The Essential Guide for Adventurous Knitters - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71+6McoxlFL.jpg) ![Amy Herzog's Ultimate Sweater Book: The Essential Guide for Adventurous Knitters - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Kvmz6hVBL.jpg) ![Amy Herzog's Ultimate Sweater Book: The Essential Guide for Adventurous Knitters - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Z+p4ZIWXL.jpg) ![Amy Herzog's Ultimate Sweater Book: The Essential Guide for Adventurous Knitters - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Y1dehvWnL.jpg) ![Amy Herzog's Ultimate Sweater Book: The Essential Guide for Adventurous Knitters - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61S7IWqKaHL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finally! A guide to sweater pattern making I can understand *by G***Y on March 6, 2019* I've made Amy Herzog sweater patterns before and loved them, so this book looked intriguing and on a whim I bought it. Frankly, it exceeded my expectations. For background, I've never made my own sweater pattern and have only made minor modifications to existing patterns, but I've knit about 15 sweaters from pullovers to cardigans, fingering to bulky yarn. I am somewhat adventurous but follow patterns rigorously. I often wish for a certain type of pattern to create something out of wool in my stash only to be hampered by looking and looking for an appropriate pattern sometimes to no avail. Amy has done a fantastic job of explaining (in plain English) what everything means (positive ease, negative ease, why/when a set-in sleeve vs. a raglan) Take a real basic, how to make and measure a gauge swatch: her approach is so refreshing in which she explains how use your swatch and the way you knit to figure out how to make the pattern come out successfully (this is huge!). She begins with clear step-by-step instructions for 4 sweater types: drop-shoulder, raglan, yoke and set-in-sleeve. The instructions are concise but just right with excellent drawings to illustrate the points. She moves on from construction of these sweaters to making adjustments, then refining your work with embellishments and finally patterns that can be done in different weight yarns plus adding turtle necks or hoods. Amy makes suggestions for what kind of yarn weight and type (alpaca vs. light/heavy wool, etc.) work best for what type of sweater (yokes, for example, which she describes as "poncho-like", work differently than drop shoulder--clear if you stop and think about it but I hadn't). The light bulbs went off. With this book you can ensure a good fit of any pattern (we knew this was measuring and math but now it's clear what to measure (where and how) and then what to do with the measurements; modify existing patterns; or even confidently make your own pattern from scratch. I'm feeling very positive that the lovely spring green DK wool in my stash (for which no pattern has been suitable) will now get made soon thanks to Amy. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A book to knit all the basics from scrath... *by L***N on November 19, 2025* Is a veeeeeery well done book but I kinda was hoping that it came with tons of patterns ahahhaha but instead It has tons of size charts. All the basic patterns are there and the multiple size charts are presented so you can customize and knit exactly the size that you need. It also comes with instructions to use the patterns as base to create your own sweater so, this book was definitely an asset ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Learn how knitting patterns are made *by E***R on February 10, 2019* This is an excellent book if you want to understand or devise knitting patterns. It teaches the basic sweater types, how to taylor a pattern to your figure, and how to make the same pattern in different weight yarn. I found this very useful. Sometimes I just can't get the yarn I have to match the gauge. This book teaches how to adjust the pattern. The one thing I don't like is the electronic book format. I wish I'd just bought the paper version. I usually like ebooks because you can magnify. This ebook acts like it's just the pdf of the book. Once a page is magnified, you can't turn the page. In other words, it isn't scalable like other Kindle books. Frustrating. ## Frequently Bought Together - Amy Herzog's Ultimate Sweater Book: The Essential Guide for Adventurous Knitters - The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns: Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes and Gauges - Knit to Flatter: The only instructions you'll ever need to knit sweaters that make you look good and feel great! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/82645470-amy-herzogs-ultimate-sweater-book-the-essential-guide-for-adventurous](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/82645470-amy-herzogs-ultimate-sweater-book-the-essential-guide-for-adventurous) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-23*