Ask a bride for five words she hopes will describe her wedding day and you’re likely to hear words like beautiful, personal, romantic, unique, and elegant. Now famed knitwear designer Suss Cousins makes brides’ dreams come true with Wedding Knits, a gorgeous collection of thirty patterns for hand-knitted wedding essentials—like a dainty ring pillow, the must-have something-blue garter, and sexy lingerie for the wedding night—that are timeless and totally original, just like you.
From easy projects that knit up in no time to an inspiring design for a hand-knitted wedding gown, Wedding Knits offers patterns for every member of the wedding and every step of your walk down the aisle:
For the Bridal Party
Luxe Bridesmaid Purse, Belted Tunic Dress, Bridesmaid Wrap, Mother-of-the-Bride Handkerchief, Ring Cushion
For the Bride
Ultimate Wedding Dress, Two Veil Styles, Bride's Stole, Something-Blue Garter, Long Fingerless Gloves, Tasseled Silk Bridal Purse
For the Honeymoon
Wedding Night Robe, Sexy Nightie, Angora Camisole and Shorts Set
Suss uses rich and luxurious yarns to highlight each dreamy wedding creation. Perfect for a bride-to-be and a must-have for friends who want to create memorable gifts, Wedding Knits covers all of the essentials for items from engagement to honeymoon. |
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 Weddiing Knits |
| Review Date: March 17, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Debra L. Picciotti, Mechanicsburg PA |
| Has a variety of projects for the wedding party and bride. I found just what I needed and more. |
Beautiful Knitting
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| Review Date: January 12, 2007 |
| Reviewer: TLH, Chicago, Illinois USA |
| I thought this book was beautiful. I was suprised to read the poor reviews. |
Clean designs and luxurious yarns
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| Review Date: February 14, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Sexy Knitter, Los Angeles, CA |
| I'm surprised at the other bad reviews too. I really like it. I'm not getting married, but this book is full of chic sweaters, shrugs, wraps & tiny purses that are very wearable and nicely fitted. I've leafed through her Hollywood Knits and Home Knits books and THEY seem pretty boring. I've been in her store several times and these knits are totally her style. It's mostly fine knits created from subtly colored, luxury blend yarns using alpaca, mohair, cotton and viscose. It's kind of lame that all the yarns used are from her personal SUSS line, but yardages and material contents are given so that you can make appropriate substitutions. I plan on using different high-end yarns with the patterns to give them a little more pizazz. The designs are unique and classic enough to wear for a long time without being too trendy, so they are worth investing time and money into. I knit up the Bridesmaid Wrap sweater in a variegated light mohair yarn (see pics). I think the styles are versatile enough to personalize in many ways. |
Beautiful, if simple
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| Review Date: September 25, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Yael Sedney, Forest Hill, MD USA |
| I was surprised that this book has gotten so many poor customer reviews. I am quite satisfied with it. The author and description did not promise complex pieces, so I don't understand why people were so disappointed that most of the items in the book are fairly simple to knit. Although most of the projects are easy, there are definitely some more difficult ones, such as the wedding dress (which is gorgeous, and I am considering making it in color to wear as a formal gown). The simpler projects are also charming-- I am planning on making the Belted Tunic Dress for myself, and I have already put the book to work in its true purpose by making the weekend bags for my cousin's wedding. The Sexy Nightie, Honeymoon Sweater, and Wedding Night Robe are also all projects I would consider making. This book is not for those looking for extremely complex knitting, but anyone who likes Suss Cousin's signature simple but stylish knits will enjoy this book. |
Great Swaths of Stockinette
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| Review Date: December 19, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Book Fan, California |
| What can I say? It depends on what kinds of things you look for in knitting. Yes it has a bunch of wedding-party knitting recipes. But to my eye, they are uninteresting, and characterized by great swaths of stockinette. When I knit I am looking for something more interesting in the way of texture or lace (or even color). However, this designer's style is liked by many, and may be more approachable by non-expert knitters. If Suss is one of the designers you like, then for you this book would probably be 4 or 5 stars. |
I waited for nothing.
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| Review Date: January 10, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Tamara, |
As a knitter getting married this year I was very excited to see that a book about wedding knits was coming out.
To sum up my feelings, this is the only knitting book I feel the need to return.
The designs are all very simple, plain stitches done in a gauge that is inappropriately loose. The garments are completely absent of shaping. If you want to seam rectangles together then here is your book.
Everything is tacky and homemade looking and often poorly finished. I'd be embarrassed to have any of this at my wedding or give any of it as a gift.
The yarns used are all her own yarns, which is to be expected but they aren't appealing to me. Many have a very novelty feel. |
Boring, Bland, Over-rated, Uninspiring
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| Review Date: April 29, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Catherine Osborne, Toronto, Canada |
| I was very disappointed with this book which I eagerly awaited, expecting beautiful, elegant designs like Sowerby's Victorian Lace or the designs from Fiddlesticks Knitting. Instead I found very plain, boring patterns of stocking stitch, with some ribbing and feather and fan- nothing above the level of beginner. These are the type of patterns that you can download for free from Lion Brand's website. Some of the ideas like the wedding veil would be beautiful in a vintage lace pattern- instead it is plain stocking stitch- boring and tacky. These designs are a waste of nice yarn and good photogrpahy. |
Very disapointing
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| Review Date: January 6, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Mindi, Randolph, mn United States |
| I was looking forward to a whole book of wonderful patterns. Well, I'm sorry to say, that I wouldn't make one of the patterns in this book. I'm boxing it up as I type this for a return. Everything is very very plain. If you can do more than stockingnet stitch I feel you might be disapointed. I didn't even care for the ring pillow or the photo albumn, those should be a little interesting or have some design or pattern work on them. I'm disapointed as I was planning on making a few things for my sisters wedding. Oh, well, I guess I'll stick to the plan of a wedding ring shawl, for a keepsake. |
Boring knits
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| Review Date: February 16, 2008 |
| Reviewer: A. Østmo, |
Sorry to say but this book just didn't do it. It's neither chic knits or exciting. Stay away from this book and use google to surf for something more perfect for a wedding.
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