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IWK Summer 2008 Roped Shell

Kat — Fri, 02 May 2008 02:56:00 GMT

Gallery: Roped Shell, design by Angela Hahn

Notes in pattern advise no more than 2" negative ease max and no more than 2" positive ease max in order to not distort the stitch pattern. Overall: Good golly, Ms. Molly. This is just darn gorgeous in person. The fabric is to die for, the knitting is extremely fine work (Ms. Hahn, take a bow, if you would). There are details in this shell that blow my mind: the roped edging at neck and hem, the false seam is a lovely design element (and a clever one, too: it conceals the pattern "jog" caused by knitting in the round); the draped back neckline is just breathtaking. When I first saw this tank, I thought: "Well. I could just sing, this is so pretty." Roped Shell Tank shown measures 33.25" in mag.


Debbie Her bust 34.5" 1.25" negative ease, which is pretty close to the 1.5" negative ease recommended for this size. I LOVE the back of this and how it fits on Debbie. Of course, if she were wearing this for real, she would wear different undergarments, but look at the lovely drape at the back neck. The front neck is also lovely on her; whether or not it is too low is up to Debbie and how daring she feels. The cabled "straps" could be a bit shorter, which would pull up the neckline as well as the armholes.


Stefanie Her bust 34" 0.75" Negative Ease This makes a lovely maternity top, although I think Katie might be more comfortable in the next size up. More length would help cover her belly as the pregnancy continues. After the baby is born, the 40" size would still fit Katie's normal 35" bust with a lovely, loose drape.


Sandi Her bust: 41" 7.75" Negative Ease I wore this for the minimum time necessary to get a photo, since I was worried about stretching it out! A bit tight, indeed. The 40" size would definitely be a better fit on me. I personally prefer a higher neckline than shown in this photo; the neckline here is of course being pulled down a bit by The Girls. Nice waist shaping, though.


Bertha Her bust: 34" 0.75" Negative Ease

IWK Summer 2008 Imprint Tank

Kat — Fri, 02 May 2008 02:54:00 GMT

Gallery: Imprint Tank, design by Sarah Hoadley

Don't be scared of intarsia, say the Gallery Gals, especially not if it gives you a top like this one! (And by the way, Sarah? Designer Sarah? The inside of this garment is as pretty as the outside--all those color changes and yarn twists are beautiful. Well done!) You might think that a worsted weight cotton is too heavy for warm weather, but, if you are going to something dressy, like a meeting or the office, what else are you going to wear? Clingy polyester? A suit jacket? C'mon, this is perfect for those warm-weather "I've-got-to-wow-'em" events, and no dry-cleaning bill afterwards. We all loved the soft, breathable fabric and the complexion-friendly colors. Of course, you could throw all caution to the winds and wear this with jeans and pretty shoes. Sit at an outside cafe in THAT outfit and see if anyone asks you to star in their next blockbuster movie. Imprint Tank Sample garment shown is 34.5".


Stefanie Her bust: 34" 0.5" positive ease A perfect fit! If Stefanie wanted a little more waist shaping, she could add that in, but it looks great on her.		Debbie Her bust: 34.5" zero ease What is it with Debbie and these tops? She looks fabulous, ready to walk straight into the boardroom and impress a bunch of attorneys or accountants or something. The armholes do seem a tiny bit large, I will say, but other than that: Go Debbie!


Erin Her bust: 38" 3.5" negative ease Erin definitely needs a larger size in this top, and fortunately, the next size up is a 39", which would be just about right. The bustline pulls too much here..."But wait," you say, "Sandi--how can you tell that the bustline is too tight here? It looks like it fits!" Notice how on Ms. Erin, the fourth circle up from the hem looks bigger than the others? It's not bigger, it is the same size as the others--or at least, it was when it was knitted. It just looks larger because Erin's curves are pulling it out of shape. On a patterned sweater, whether lace, colorwork, textures, or cables, if the pattern gets pulled out of shape over some curve of your body, then the sweater is too tight. (This is subject to personal taste, the style of the garment, and whether the pattern was intended to be enlarged by curves, of course. Use your judgment and all that jazz.) If Erin made the next size up, she might still have to lengthen the top by perhaps a full pattern repeat and bring the waist shaping down by about 1-2" to match the location of her actual waist.


Bertha Her bust: 34" 0.5" positive ease Bertha can join Debbie in the boardroom, methinks.

The Summer Wheat Tank on Bertha and the Interweavers!

Kat — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:43:00 GMT

Just as with the Corset Pullover, Bertha and the Interweave gang once again all try on the same sweater for the greater good of knitting, to demonstrate how the sweater looks with various amounts of ease, both positive and negative.

As you can see, the same sweater looks very different on different women! We give general suggestions for customization below for your inspiration. Only you can choose how you want your sweaters to fit and which customizations will work best for you and your beautiful self! Sample garment shown measures 30" (76 cm).
	Bertha Her bust: 34" (86.5 cm) Ease as shown: 4" (10 cm) negative ease

	Annie Her bust: 31" (78.5 cm) Ease as shown: 1" (2.5 cm) negative ease

	Katie Her bust: 35.5" (90 cm) Ease as shown: 5.5" (14 cm) negative ease

Knitting Daily Galleries : Galleries, Tanks

IWK Summer 2008 Roped Shell

Gallery: Roped Shell, design by Angela Hahn

Roped Shell

Debbie

Stefanie

Sandi

Bertha

IWK Summer 2008 Imprint Tank

Gallery: Imprint Tank, design by Sarah Hoadley

Imprint Tank

Stefanie

Debbie

Erin

Bertha

The Summer Wheat Tank on Bertha and the Interweavers!

Sample garment shown measures 30" (76 cm).

Bertha

Annie

Katie