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Knitting Design--How You Do Percent Patterns in 5 Steps

If you want to make a sweater without a pattern, we can thank Elizabeth Zimmermann for figuring out our proportions. Elizabeth’s Percentage System lays out a formula that compares how many stitches you need for body, sleeves, neck width and so on. Here’s how you do percent patterns in five steps. [...]

Sweater Fitting Mistake--Did the Boob Fairy Ruin Your Knitted Sweater?

Sweater fitting for boob fairy blessings.

Photo courtesy of Terwilliger911

How many of your hand-knitted sweaters have been ruined or stressed out because you’ve been double blessed by the boob fairy? Which sweater fitting mistake keeps tripping you up? Do you make a tent that hides your waist so you have no shape at all? Do you [...]

Knitting Math Light--How to Knit for Good Fit Despite Your Fear of Math

Are you a knitter who regards math as a four-letter swear word? Do your eyes glaze over at the mere mention of the word math? If you’re sick of knitting sweaters that don’t fit just right or are completely wrong due to your fear of math, keep reading just a sec and end that pain. [...]