Name
Bums and Bellies: Sweater Shaping for Your Body
Date
Friday, January 17, 2025
Time
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Session Type:
3-Hour Class
Skill Level:
Advanced Beginner
Teacher
Kim McBrien Evans
Category
Knitting, Tips & Techniques
Class Details:
Using a schematic and your measurements, we’ll look at how to master the fit of sweater patterns to YOUR body, and what those modifications look like in a simplified form.
Learn:
- How to choose a size to start with.
- How to compare your measurements to sweater schematics to learn how a “hybrid size” can be a solution when your measurements span more than one size.
- What to do when your weight is carried more in front or back
- What to do when your gauge and the pattern gauge don’t agree.
Note: this class used to be called Modifications: Easy Sweater Math.
Homework:
Come to class with the following measurements:
• Upper torso measurement
• Full bust measurement
• Natural waist circumference
• Hip circumference at mid-hip
Measurement Guide: https://indigodragonfly.ca/pages/sweater-fit-tools-for-makers?_pos=1&_sid=e2cda9286&_ss=r
Supplies to Bring:
• Pencil
• Handout (schematic and worksheet will be available prior to class)
• Calculator
• Your measurements (see homework)