Winter 2012 - 2013 Knitting Mags

Our winner this month is Knitscene Winter 2012!
They have a gorgeous pattern for an open, flowing counterpane cardigan, that really is one of a kind!
And it fits up to a 67" chest. :D

Here's the back of their "Erte Cardigan":

And the side view:


Here's our list of magazines for this time:
Cosyknits - Autumn/Winter 2012
Creative Knitting - Winter 2012
Interweave Knits - Winter - January, 2013
Knit 'n Style #183 - February 2013
Knit Wear - Fall 2012
Knitscene - Winter 2012
Knitters K109 - 2012
Love of Knitting - Winter 2012
Yarnwise #53 - October 2012

Boxed Pullover - up to 58" chest - Knit Wear


Turned Cable Cardigan - up to 57" chest, Knit Wear


Trapezoid Tee - up to 57" chest - Knit Wear


Now, let's keep on truckin'.......

These two go up to a 56 inch chest:

Honeycomb Collar Pullover - Knit Wear


Faux Fur Vest - Knit 'n Style


The Hope Top goes to a 54 inch chest - Knit Wear


Here are four designs that go up to size 4x:

Opening Night - Love of Knitting


Bella Donna - Creative Knitting


Elegantly Edgy - Creative Knitting


Totally Vested - Creative Knitting


Here are three designs that go up to a 53 inch chest:

Cable Cardigan - Knit 'n Style


Columnar Jacket - Knit Wear


Marm Cardigan - Yarnwise



And here are eight designs that go up to a 52 inch chest:

Moss Sweater - Yarnwise


Farmstead Cardigan - Knitscene


Snowdrift Shrug - Knitscene


Juicy Side-Tie Vest - Knit 'n Style


Lace That - Knit 'n Style


Party Sweater - Knit 'n Style


Simple Cardi - Knit 'n Style (reminds me of a white shrug I saw on a certain British royal person)


Plaits and Links Cardigan - Interweave Knits


The "Willamette Coat" from Knitscene goes up to a 49" chest


These last three designs all go up to size 3x:

Play It Up with Cables Cardi - Creative Knitting


Wheat Skirt - Knitters Magazine


Winding Path Cardigan - Creative Knitting


Finally, I am sharing some plus-sized men's designs that I found:

"At His Leisure" goes to a 59 inch chest - Cosyknits magazine


"Take it Easy" goes to a 58 inch chest - Cosyknits magazine


"Oliver Hoodie" goes to a 56 inch chest - Yarnwise magazine


"Center Cable Pullover" goes to a 55 inch chest - Knit 'n Style


These two designs go to a 54 inch chest, and are in Knit 'n Style magazine:

New Slant Pullover


Men's Cable Turtleneck


And here's our final design for this report.  Whew!

"Smokey Graphite Crewneck" which goes to size 4x, and can be found in "Love of Knitting"


So, now you have a BOATLOAD of plus-size knitting patterns to choose from.  Go have fun with those needles and yarn!!  :D

Winter 2012

Stay tuned!  I took a trip to Barnes & Noble this week, and spent a few hours looking through all the knitting magazines, to find more plus size patterns for us.  I'm uploading the photos now, so my report should be ready soon. :)

Summer 2012 - Plus Size Patterns in Mags

Hello, all you plus-size knitting folks! :)

It's Summertime!  So, that means it's time for another report. Our winner this month is Interweave Knits, who has provided a lovely vest pattern, with a 59 inch bust.


And here's that design - The Planche Vest



They had some other great patterns, as well, so I'm gonna list them all here:

Dawn Dress - up to 57 inch measurement under bust
(I think that some of us might need to add a bit to the top edge of that bra section, so we don't spill out for the whole world to see.)


Bethany Wrap - up to 56" chest
 

Flynn Cardigan - up to 54" chest


Seaglass Shell - up to 53" chest


Coquette Vest - up to 53" chest


Men's Herringbone Vest - up to 54" chest


Knitscene - (Summer 2012) has some nice plus-size designs this season as well.

Merida Pullover - up to 57" chest



Quinn Sweater - up to 56" chest


Kenzie Tee - up to 53" chest
(This one is assymetrical)


Knit 'n Style (August 2012) has gained some of our favor this time, because they have a design with sizing up to 4X!  That's a real accomplishment, because usually they only go up to 2X. Thanks, Knit 'n Style! :)


Knit Silk Vest - up to size 4X
(They also have a crochet version that goes up to the same size)


End of Summer Capelet - up to size 3X


Cropped Jacket - up to size 3X



Love of Knitting (Summer 2012) lost our love this time, because they only have ONE design that goes up to size 3X. :(   Did you forget about us?  Boo Hoo........
Lacy Cable Vest - up to size 3X



Creative Knitting (July 2012)
Pender Vest - up to size 3X



Knitting Magazine (UK) - Issue 103 - June 2012

That pretty design on the cover is called "Shale Lace Top", and goes up to a 52" chest.

YARN (Australian) Vol 12, Issue 25


Garden Party Cardi - up to size 3X


Man's Jumper with Cabled Yoke & Sleeves - up to 142 cm chest (55.9")


That's all of it!  There were some size 2X designs, but I decided to stick with 3X and over again this time.

See you all next time. :)