I'm providing links both to purchase the book and view the associated Ravelry projects where possible, but remember to check your local library, too. If you know of other materials related to ample knitting that I've missed, please let me know by leaving a blog comment or emailing me. The books are listed alphabetically by title.
Big Girl Knits
Amy Singer and Jillian Moreno
2006
Buy on Amazon | View projects on Ravelry
Big Knits
Dawn French and Sylvie Soudan
1991
Buy on Amazon | View project on Ravelry
Classic Knits for Real Women
Martin Storey
2005
Buy on Amazon | View projects on Ravelry
Curvy Knits Cambridge
Jillian Moreno, Classic Elite Knits
Buy | View projects on Ravelry
Curvy Knits Park Street
Classic Elite Knits
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Curvy Knits Pemaquid
Jillian Moreno
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Curvy Knits, Volume 1
Jillian Moreno
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Curvy Knits, Volume 2
Jillian Moreno
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Family Circle Easy Plus-Size Knits: 50 Knit and Crochet Styles
Trish Malcolm, Family Circle
2006
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Great Big Knits
Dawn French and Sylvie Soudan
1993
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Great Inspirations
Patons
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Knitting Goes Large
Sharon Brant, Wendy Baker, Jennie Atkinson, Martin Storey
2005
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More Big Girl Knits
Amy Singer and Jillian Moreno
2008
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Knitting Plus: Mastering Fit + Plus-Size Style + 15 Projects Lisa Shroyer
2011
Pre-Order on Amazon | View projects on Ravelry
Plus-Size Crochet
Margaret Hubert
2007
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Plus-Size Fashions to Knit
Kathleen Power Johnson, Leisure Arts
2006
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Melissa Leapman, Leisure Arts
2004
Carol Rasmussen Noble2003
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I am proud and/or ashamed to admit that I own all these books, except for Knitting Plus which won't be released until next year.
While I'm at it, let's give props to those folks who routinely care for and about ample knitters:
- Sue McCain from Vermont Fiber Designs
- Ysolda
- Patons
- Sirdar
- Drops and Garn Studio
- Knitting Iceland
- Marly Bird
- Joan McGowan Michael from White Lies Designs
- Knitty
- Kathy Zimmerman, my own personal hero
- Wendy Bernard
- Amy Herzog
- Lisa Shroyer
- Jillian Moreno
- Amy Singer
- Melissa Leapman
- Helene Rush from Knit One, Crochet Too
- And every other designer who has ever created patterns to fit the ample among us