Comments on: Mad Sweater Science, Part I http://www.cyn.ca/knit/2007/10/18/mad-sweater-science-part-i/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:21:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nikki http://www.cyn.ca/knit/2007/10/18/mad-sweater-science-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-754 Nikki Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:55:04 +0000 http://www.cyn.ca/knit/2007/10/18/mad-sweater-science-part-i/#comment-754 Yeah, "Fitted Knits" my 10-inches-bigger-than-my-waist hips! Wait, does "hips" incl the measurement around the booty? Yeah, “Fitted Knits” my 10-inches-bigger-than-my-waist hips! Wait, does “hips” incl the measurement around the booty?

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.cyn.ca/knit/2007/10/18/mad-sweater-science-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-712 Rebecca Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:10:28 +0000 http://www.cyn.ca/knit/2007/10/18/mad-sweater-science-part-i/#comment-712 I finished the whole damn sweater and then frogged it back to the chest, it looked so wretched on me! This really is the sweater from hell....I never thought about getting rid of the phantom-arm-fat spot..there's some wierd decreases during that part of the pattern as written that I just ignored and it looked acceptable. Also, don't worry about hips being 10" bigger than waist--I worked for a while in a costume studio and that's totally normal--bust w/in 2-4" of hips (usually smaller), and hips somewhere between 8-10-12" larger than waist. I just wish that someone had been thinking of curves when they wrote this pattern! I finished the whole damn sweater and then frogged it back to the chest, it looked so wretched on me! This really is the sweater from hell….I never thought about getting rid of the phantom-arm-fat spot..there’s some wierd decreases during that part of the pattern as written that I just ignored and it looked acceptable.

Also, don’t worry about hips being 10″ bigger than waist–I worked for a while in a costume studio and that’s totally normal–bust w/in 2-4″ of hips (usually smaller), and hips somewhere between 8-10-12″ larger than waist. I just wish that someone had been thinking of curves when they wrote this pattern!

]]> By: Holly of HollYarns http://www.cyn.ca/knit/2007/10/18/mad-sweater-science-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-635 Holly of HollYarns Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:51:16 +0000 http://www.cyn.ca/knit/2007/10/18/mad-sweater-science-part-i/#comment-635 I knit this one up through the chest only to find out it was way tooooo big in the chest despite my gauge being on and using the right size, etc. It is currently hidden somewhere in the closet and I am quite angry with it! I knit this one up through the chest only to find out it was way tooooo big in the chest despite my gauge being on and using the right size, etc. It is currently hidden somewhere in the closet and I am quite angry with it!

]]> By: Cathy http://www.cyn.ca/knit/2007/10/18/mad-sweater-science-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-623 Cathy Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:01:20 +0000 http://www.cyn.ca/knit/2007/10/18/mad-sweater-science-part-i/#comment-623 I find it really interesting that the book is called Fitted Knits and people still have issues with sweaters that have no waist shaping. Why must we spend money good money on pattern books only to turn around and re-write the patterns. So irritating! I feel your pain. Good luck with the re-write And you know, I kind of like the shoulder slit. From my perspective it doesn't look like a bra would show. :) I find it really interesting that the book is called Fitted Knits and people still have issues with sweaters that have no waist shaping. Why must we spend money good money on pattern books only to turn around and re-write the patterns. So irritating! I feel your pain. Good luck with the re-write

And you know, I kind of like the shoulder slit. From my perspective it doesn’t look like a bra would show. :)

]]> By: Heather B http://www.cyn.ca/knit/2007/10/18/mad-sweater-science-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-622 Heather B Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:07:56 +0000 http://www.cyn.ca/knit/2007/10/18/mad-sweater-science-part-i/#comment-622 You're not alone in the crazy 10 inch difference between waist and hip world. My waist 30, hips 40 and I also have 36" boobs and a short waist. So much fun decreasing 10 inches of width in something like 3 inches of length. Good luck with the pattern rewrite. I think the sweater will look really good with the two tone colors and no weird shoulder gap. You’re not alone in the crazy 10 inch difference between waist and hip world. My waist 30, hips 40 and I also have 36″ boobs and a short waist. So much fun decreasing 10 inches of width in something like 3 inches of length.
Good luck with the pattern rewrite. I think the sweater will look really good with the two tone colors and no weird shoulder gap.

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