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Hollywood Knits: With 30 Original Suss Designs | 
| Authors: Suss Cousins, Deborah Jaffe
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 773327
Media: Paperback
Pages: 136
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1584796057
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.432041
EAN: 9781584796053
ASIN: 1584796057
Publication Date: March 1, 2007
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Condition: Brand new book may have a remainder mark
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Product Description
Knitting has made a thoroughly modern comeback, and Hollywood knitwear designer Suss Cousins has had no small part in its stylish renaissance. In Hollywood Knits and Hollywood Knits Stylenow in affordable new paperback editionsCousins shares the creativity and panache that have helped inspire a new generation of hip young knitters.
Hollywood Knits features 30 offbeat and colorful projectsfrom adorable hats and scarves to gorgeous sweaters, throws, and a cell phone holderthat are both elegant and wearable, modeled by Hollywood icons such as Julianne Moore and Chanel model Kirsty Hume. In Hollywood Knits Style, Cousins presents 30 more chic and modern designsincluding a funky purse, a Valentine pillow, and even his-and-her dog sweaters for hipster poochesalong with just a little insider gossip about the stars who have made, bought, or worn them. She also shows knitters how to host knitting parties, start a knitting circle, decorate with yarn, and fund-raise through knitting.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 39 more reviews...
 Only buy this book if you are a Suss fan January 3, 2009
Dagny Taggert (Alabama, USA)
this book is full of errors that (when you go to the site) you have pages of corrections to go thru. This was a terrible book. It has 'famous' people in it, so if you want a book with famous people who knit, etc. then this is the book for you. If you aren't a fan of Suss, don't buy it.
 never again! February 6, 2008
nerdzilla (Indianapolis, Indiana)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
THANKFULLY i got this from the library. i didn't cough up my own hard earned, non celebrity endorsed cash to pay for suss cousins' gloating.
only two things i'd make in this book and both are cardigans. sadly, neither goes over a 36 inch chest and i'm a 44. there'd be major adjusting on my part to get them to fit and not look like i'm wearing a sweater from the juniors' department of Kohl's.
that being said, you can buy most of this stuff AT Kohl's.
it makes me sad that this Swedish woman comes from a region of the world that does AWESOME things with knitting (i say this with confidence since i learned to knit in Finland).
bottom line, don't bother. find it online for free.
***on a side note, one reviewer mentioned that she doesn't like to borrow stuff from the library and photocopy. since knitting patterns and the such fall under the category of BEING ALLOWED to be photocopied (as long as it's for personal use and not mass production, including giving copies to your friends), i borrow things from the library, photocopy, make it, and THEN decide if i want to plunk down $20-35 for a book. saves me money in the long run from buying badly written books and wasting more yarn than i need to.***
 A Great Designer! April 10, 2007
Cathy Hudspeth (Crystal River, FL United States)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this book because the designs are simple and allow the new fabulous yarn to shine. You don't have to knit very complicated patterns to make very stylish garments and this is one of the best books I have seen to make this statement. I have also ordered some of her yarn and it is wonderful.
Error not corrected even on website June 8, 2006
Taoist (Toronto, ON Canada)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
The patterns are all so simplistic that it seems to imply that Hollywood types are all ADD-afflicted. There is a difference between a simple, timeless pattern that lets the beauty of the yarn shine, and a crude, poorly written one. Unfortunately the patterns of this book falls into the latter category.
Too bad that I gave one of the patterns, the leather tie cardigan, the benefit of the doubt and started knitting it. The instructions omitted several rows at the top of the sleeve so that the finished piece measures 13" rather than the specified 17"! I looked for corrections on her website. Even on the corrections page, this glaring error was not corrected. How poorly written and edited can a book get?!
The copy I use is a library copy. Even then, it is not worth the investment of my time.
 Pretty Yarn Good Book...(groan now for cheesy pun...) January 24, 2006
E. Cooper (transient, USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I initially bought Suss Cousin's "Hollywood Knits:Style" and then purchased this, her first book. I was attracted to both of the books patterns and color combinations. The patterns are organized by difficulty level and the 'Cinchy for Starters' patterns really are quite easy to finish while the 'Hot Knitters' patterns definitely require more experience. I think my one of my favorites in this particular book is the Knit Knitting Bag...It's very fun and funky. Okay...so the reasons I only rated it three stars...
I find the commentary and captions for the photos a bit self-aggrandizing for the author. After reading how she came up with this or that pattern for this or that actor or film got old after about the fifth reference. Also, the yarns she utilizes and recommends are, of course, ALL Suss yarns and there is no yarn weight indicated should you not want to use Suss yarns. Finally, there are fantastic knitting books coming out seemingly daily with similar patterns plus some really innovative patterns included that make a lot of the patterns in this book appear kind of commonplace. Overall, I gave it three stars...I like it alot but, the more I progress in my own knitting experience, the more I find myself searching for other sources of inspiration.
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