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Bertha models the Corset Pullover

As many of you have noted, the pattern photo for Robin Melanson's Corset Pullover shows the sweater on a very willowy young woman. There were several of you who pointed out that this was a rather ironic choice, given our discussions on adapting patterns for all shapes and sizes.

Here is where I confess to a certain degree of deviousness--and perhaps even to having an ulterior motive or three. Several people have assured me that the Corset Pullover is really cute, and that it would be great on Knitting Daily--but based on the photo alone, I wasn't convinced. The funny thing is that ordinarily, I love everything that comes off of Robin's clever little needles...so I decided that both you and I needed to see this sweater in person--and that it would be a perfect example for our discussions on sizing and customization.

I went and found the original sample garment in the Knits storage room (we keep some of them on hand for publicity and display purposes), only to find that the sample was a bit too small for me to try on (rats!). I therefore dragged Bertha, our shapely mannequin, out of the basement so she and I could play a bit of dress-up.

Guess what? On Bertha's 34" (86.5 cm) curvy self, the Corset really IS adorable. (Yay Robin! I should have known. I'm sorry I ever doubted you. What was I thinking?)

I went back and looked at the pattern itself, and sure enough, Robin had this note at the very beginning: "This sweater was designed to fit closely. To achieve this effect, make the size that is closest to your actual chest measurement."

Now, mind you: the sample sweater measures 35.25" (89.5 cm). The lovely Ms. Willow in the pattern photograph definitely is not wearing the Corset close to her heart, shall we say.



The Interweave Corset Gals!

That's when I went on a quest to get some photos of the Corset on several real women of different sizes and shapes, so I could somehow convey to you how this cute top might look on YOU, whether you are a lovely petite or charming larger gal. Unfortunately, the sweater here is just too small to show on true goddesses--but then, it is also too large to show on true nymphs. Hopefully, we can satisfy some of you Naiads in the middle, however.

I found nine women around the office willing to try on the sample sweater--and, more importantly, willing to share their bust measurements with you, so you could judge how the sweater looks with various amounts of ease, both positive and negative. Our oh-so-generous (and quite lovely) Interweave Corset Gals range from a petite charmer who is just a bit over 33" around, to a new momma with a 36" chest, on up to a shapely 40" redhead. With the help of Kat's HTML wizardry, I've put all the photos, plus comments on ease and customization suggestions for each woman, on a separate gallery page that includes some back and side views, as well as a couple of up-close detail shots.

If you folks find this helpful, I have the garments from the Summer 2007 issue of Knits here in the office....unfortunately, the Fall garments have already been sent out on the Trunk Show tour, but we can take a vote to pick out a few of the Summer sweaters and see how they look on the locals!



A couple of notes in response to the comments...

To our petite sisters: Several of you were worried that we might cut out the smaller sizes in favor of your larger sisters. Let me reassure you that this won't happen. Everyone, slender or plush, deserves beautiful knits that fit. As so many of you noted, changing the size range isn't necessarily the answer anyway--what is needed is more information on customizing for yourself. Everyone is different. Everyone is lovely. Everyone, no matter their size, shape, color, or personal style, is welcome and celebrated here on Knitting Daily. (You all rock.)

And finally....for Gabriele and Bust Dart Fans everywhere:

Dear Gabriele,

You have not missed the Bust Dart tutorial! The exponential growth of Knitting Daily has had the entire team working double-time just to keep up with the basics lately, so I fear we all are a bit behind...but I haven't forgotten! The document is sitting right here on my laptop, and I can still hear the chants from InternetLand of "Bust Darts! Bust Darts!" We'll have another pair of hands on deck shortly, and that will free me up to be at your service, bust-dart-wise.

Sandi Wiseheart is the editor of Knitting Daily.

What's on Sandi's needles? Photo coming soon of the finished Bonsai Tunic by Norah Gaughan. New to the needles: Swatching for a Sandi-sized version of the Corset Pullover! Plus, about 6 inches' worth of cables for a new design coming soon to Knitting Daily.



Posted Aug 15 2007, 12:00 AM by KD Sandi
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Comments

SharonH wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 6:34 PM
Hm. I do kind of wonder what it'd look like on an actual plus sized woman, but that does give me a better idea than just the model.

I have all but one sleeve done in brown and I might pull it out and finish it just to see.
SharonC wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 6:43 PM
Hi Sandi...super idea. And so glad you'll have help soon. I'm sure you need it! How many subscribers to KD now?
SharonC wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 6:57 PM
Josephine Top, and Oriel Lace would be my first two picks, if you're taking votes already!The Blouson would also be nice to see.
AbigailN wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 7:03 PM
LOVE the gallery! Thank you! It's helpful, not just for this garment, but as I am still learning about what sorts of fit details are flattering on different folks, seeing the same garment on a bunch of folks and talking about how it could be tweaked for them is AWESOME.

(Pardon the caps. I got excited.)
Gauss wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 7:41 PM
This is such an excellent post! I wasn't so sure about KD at the beginning, but now I am persuaded - this is a great site.
GudrunJ wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 7:44 PM
This was a great idea. I agree that it's really helpful to see the same garment on different sizes and fun to see the people behind the magazine! This is my first post to KD and I wanted to say what a great job you're doing. Thanks so much!
Janine wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 7:44 PM
I'd love to see sweaters from the summer 2007 issue on a variety of bodies! Just today I was looking through this issue and wishing I could see more images of the sweaters I was thinking about knitting.
TamaraM wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 7:46 PM
I am wondering if someone could please explain a bit more about "ease" and what negative vs positive ease is. Thanks!
AngelikaD wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 7:50 PM
This sweater is absolute proof, that there is more to a good fitting garment then bust measurements.
On the original model as well as your tailor's manquin the material around the waist is folded over and the straps are pulled tight.........maybe so the model won't drown in the sweater...lol...?
All your live models look a gazillion times better then the original one....mostly because the sweater shows off their curves and attributes....it does not just hang there......
One person might have needed maybe ten more stitches around the waist....but still looked good.......now I am actually tempted to knit the Corset...

Thanks as always....

Angelika,
Mexico City
VeronicaW wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 7:51 PM
Love the gallery! What a great way to see how a design looks on different body shapes. It would be nice to see the garment knit in a larger size and modeled on a "plus-sized" person.
AndreaMurley wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 7:53 PM
That's *brilliant*!!! I'm the same shape as Erin, so I'll be following those suggestions.

Thanks again for thinking of your readers!
Sue wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 7:54 PM
Thank you! This is an unbelievably helpful post. I have recently returned to knitting after despairing of my garments looking like sacks hanging of my very generous cup size, in the hopes of learning how to customise fit. This post has really helped me visualise what is going on and possible solutions. I would absolutely LOVE to see more designs on different shaped bodies plus comments on modifying fit. Any chance of roping in a passerby with an F cup...!
SaraB wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 7:55 PM
I remember seeing this pattern when it was originally published, and thinking it was the most unattractive garment. Now that I've been it on the Corset 9 (plus Bertha), I'm convinced it's a great design that I could wear! I would not have believed this without the gallery, so I say bring on the real models for the summer 2007 sweaters!
ChrissT wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:10 PM
Finally somebody gets it! It's not more sizes we need but information on how to make something fit our own personal body shape. If I spend so much time on knitting a garment for myself or anybody else it had better fit properly and look good otherwise it's just a waste of my time. Thank you Sandi and everyone at Knitting Daily for understanding.
TammyT wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:15 PM
I need a nerd! I cannot see the pictures on the "Corset Gals" page. Help!! I get the words but not the pictures of the ladies.
CoralG wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:23 PM
HI! Thanks for the photos. The interesting thing is that the sweater wasn't right on ANY of the "real" ladies (you even felt that Bertha had issues). Could we suggest that the magazine have small insets showing the magazine on "real shaped" women, not just "perfect" models? That would help us make an informed choice about what to spend our knitting time on. :)
LynneE wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:25 PM
How do I view the "Corset Gals" photos, using MSIE? LIke Tammy, I see the words but not the photos, even after signing in.
AndreaH wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:25 PM
Loved the photo gallery & the explanations of customizations for different body types... I think that was a light bulb that just wen off in my head!

I've been mooning over the 1824 Blousson, and some pics of that would be most appreciated.

Thanks for a great site!
Treeba wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:26 PM
I love the gallery gals! It is brilliant, and a really good use of an IK blog! If/when we get this chance with the fall issue, I'll put my vote in for a couple pieces.
DonnaA.Holmes wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:26 PM
Thank you, thank you for this really helpful comparison - I thought your suggested mods were not only right on, but educational for me. Please thank the staff for participating!
MamaCat wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:29 PM
Hey! Thanks so much for this. I see from the images how to size this particular pattern for different sizes and am thinking about my own size! But, that is where I am in trouble. I am new to this. I guess what I am wondering now is do I have to knit the whole sweater twice to get a good fit? Is there some way I can figure out that the garment is going to come out one way or another before I knit -- does it just come down to careful measuring or is there other stuff to do to insure good fit? Thanks again.
Tejiendo wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:31 PM
Just on the Bertha alone you can really appreciate how this piece really is. Thanks so much for the great idea and your awesome models.
MinnieO wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:32 PM
normally, i wouldn't want to knit a sweater like this. i am a curvy girl. however, seeing it on the 9 different ladies was very enlightening! sooooooo, i downloaded the pattern, and am in the process of checking my stash to see if i have anything that will work with it. i may go with linen rather than cotton, though. THANK YOU!
JaniceL wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:35 PM
Regardless of the changes made to the sweater....I'm so impressed that you took the time to show many different shapes and then included what needed to be done to make the sweater look better on each model.....who else takes the time to show us the "how to" for all of us beauties. Thanks
KathyF wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:35 PM
Thank you for the examples of how the corset fits. It was invaluable. And thank you to the models. You all are truly wonderful. I have learned a lot from this particular sets of posts and subsequent discussions. I will stop picking on my figure and start analyzing patterns more closely so that I will knit better fitting garments. I use to think it was just my figure and would not knit many sweaters I was drawn to.
Lee AnnB wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:38 PM
Brilliant. Thank you so very much for not smoothing over the fact that while the pattern is described as close-fitting, it is so far from close-fitting on the model that when I first read that pattern, I did a double-take and thought, am I looking at the right photo?

I profiled Robin for IK, and she is clever as hell. This sweater's been on my list for a long time, and I think it's about time I cast on for it. Thank you for making it a lot easier to figure out how I'm going to make it work for me.
Marilyn1063 wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:38 PM
Hi Sandi,
I have to say Thank you for all this work. I know it does take time, I apreciate all the effort of the team in instructing us in this matter.
Marilyn
Anne Kaelber wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:38 PM
Excellent job, Sandi!!! The Gals really helped bring that top to life! Thank them again for me.

As for trying a Summer '07 piece, I'd most like to see either the 1824 Blouson or the Josephine Top---because I'm a "BBW", I really don't want to spend the time/money on a long-sleeve, long-length cardigan (especially since I live in the South!).

I'm gonna stick with you and KD through the growing pains. This group ROCKS and I can't wait to see what's around the corner.
LesleyM wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:38 PM
I resemble the original model most but it was still really interesting to read what you would change for each of the Corset 9 (plus Bertha) and why. Very enlightening since I don't have any experience in that area.

I also just want to say thanks for bringing home the fact that we're all ok whether we're thin or fluffy.
Anonymous wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:39 PM
I saw the photo on the 'willowy young model' and thought 'god, that looks aweful. If it makes her look like she's drowning, it would make me look like a pregnant elephant! There's absolutely no way in the world I would spend hours knitting that!'

But of course, on the bustier dress frame, it looks exactly like something I'd knit!

I find this frustrating - I own 'Knitting Nature', and there are some gorgeous patterns in there. In particular, there's a photo of the author - who is not tall or willowy - wearing a scrummy coat, inside the back cover. The tall, willowy model in the book itself makes it look like a doubled over blanket she's wrapped around her because perhaps she's a refugee and that's all she could find to wear? Not that I have anythign against slimmer girls, but when the patterns are knit for a different size, they look odd. Would you stick a plus size model in a tank knitted for a size 6? No. Why the vice versa? It makes it oh so hard to see how it will sit on anyone who is not 6.5" and rail thin. Which is quite an important thing to have a grip on when you are thinking of commiting as much money and time to making something as knitting involves.
Janet wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:39 PM
This is really getting good. I've needed help with customizing patterns. Perhaps you could share your thoughts about when you first look at a pattern and how you would know what changes you would consider before you even begin knitting.
Thanks for all the things that you are sharing.
Janet
Janet wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:39 PM
This is really getting good. I've needed help with customizing patterns. Perhaps you could share your thoughts about when you first look at a pattern and how you would know what changes you would consider before you even begin knitting.
Thanks for all the things that you are sharing.
Janet
Mary EllenB wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:41 PM
great idea showing a gallery of gals. I thought the corset was cute when I first saw it in my copy of the mag. but as a 32" barely A I figured even the smallest size would hang in an unflatteringly "empty" way. Soooo sad. Looks like I was right not to attempt this pattern. It looks pretty great on the larger gals!
JoannS wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:41 PM
so someone out there please (thats underlined 1 million times) makes the corset sweatr for us more mature gals please...but size 44 for me and i know i would make it. in fact have already picked out several colours to make it in. joann
JoannS wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:41 PM
so someone out there please (thats underlined 1 million times) makes the corset sweatr for us more mature gals please...but size 44 for me and i know i would make it. in fact have already picked out several colours to make it in. joann
JoannS wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:41 PM
so someone out there please (thats underlined 1 million times) makes the corset sweatr for us more mature gals please...but size 44 for me and i know i would make it. in fact have already picked out several colours to make it in. joann
CarolineF wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:43 PM
Oh this is wonderful. So often I look at something and say, Well, that might look good on me if it was changed in these 6 ways, and I think, well, I'm not up to redesigning the darn thing. I know it would be a huge amount of work to do this for all designs, but maybe for those that your staff can guess might be more challenging, like this one. I looked at it and thought, neck to low and wide, move along.
JoannS wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:43 PM
re: corset sweater..in a very old book i found a pattern of a corset sweater like this one but it went all the way down to form a floor length slip. very beautiful old world
EvaF wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:43 PM
I love the photo gallery, thank you all for trying the pullover on and showing its benefits and failures.
I have had the pattern printed out for alost a year on my todo list and now I think it's time to start knitting, just making the central panel narrower, lengthen the body a few inches and use negative ease.
Thanks again.
MinnieK wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:49 PM
So awesome to see this one real people...if this were a staple feature for all the IK issues, I'd totally get a subscription. Maybe it could even be a additional web feature?
MarilynG wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:57 PM
this is just fantastic!! It would be neat to go through how the customizations would actually work, at least for a few examples-- I love what you are doing here with us!!! (also sorry for obnoxious comments about graph, probably not even correct). From an upper sized bust person in your range (very upper).
MarilynG wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:58 PM
this is just fantastic!! It would be neat to go through how the customizations would actually work, at least for a few examples-- I love what you are doing here with us!!! (also sorry for obnoxious comments about graph, probably not even correct). From an upper sized bust person in your range (very upper).
Frithgowan wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 8:58 PM
This is really interesting. I hope it's clear that providing ease guidelines AND bust measurements for the IK models would make it much easier for readers to pick a size that will give them the results they want. Of course, this only works if you don't use cheats in your shoots to get the look you want. But I think IK is usually good about that.
Kara wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:01 PM
Wow, thanks for the gallery! What a GREAT idea! So nice to see what that sweater looks like on a variety of shapes. It would be totally awesome if you could do this for ALL the garments in IK!

Also wish you would have clickable hi-res photos for all the patterns you post here. I don't want to download a pdf just to see what the darn thing looks like :)
BrendaO wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:03 PM
The Gallery was an awesome idea, and thank you so much to everyone who took the time to make it happen! Sandi, I read that you are casting on for your own Corset. I know that you haven't even had time to finish the Bust Dart tutorial, but would you consider doing a Pattern Customization tutorial on your Corset? How did you decide what changes to make before you started knitting, and how do you go about changing a pattern? I am a new knitter that would love some help in this area. Thanks again for all you put into KD!
Diane wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:05 PM
Sandi - the page on customizations was just enough to get me interested but not quite enough for me to figure out exactly what to do! This sweater really is beautiful, but how about picking a more standard pattern - perhaps the Notre Dame Cardi from Summer '07 or the Cinnabar Pullover from the fall issue to talk about "deconstructing" and then customizing a pattern?

I am absolutely THRILLED with this newsletter and all the great information you're providing. The Engineer in me gets all "tingly" when it shows up! Keep up the awesome work.
HaleyL wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:10 PM
loved this! it's amazing how different the same sweater looked on all of these real-life women. thanks to all of you for sharing yourselves with us. great post, sandi!
Gothrabbit wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:11 PM
Loved the gallery! You should consider using 2 models for some of the shoots, if possible. As many others said, I loved this sweater when the magazine came out and thought it would look bad on me...seeing how it is on even the maniquin makes me realise it would be a gorgeous sweater for me.
Susan wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:15 PM
Okay, the "Bertha models the corset pullover" at the top of the article makes it look like a fine fit. And further down, the last photo of "Corset Pullover" shows clavicle bones of a slim person. Your job is SO difficult to appeal to all the different sized knitters! I understand your challenge. Thank you for this newsletter. I so appreciate your work to bring us these types of topics on which to comment.
Susan wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:15 PM
Okay, the "Bertha models the corset pullover" at the top of the article makes it look like a fine fit. And further down, the last photo of "Corset Pullover" shows clavicle bones of a slim person. Your job is SO difficult to appeal to all the different sized knitters! I understand your challenge. Thank you for this newsletter. I so appreciate your work to bring us these types of topics on which to comment.
LindaM wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:24 PM
I was struck by the fact that the neckline was too wide for most of the women in the gallery, perhaps there is a basic design issue with this sweater that limits its wearability?
BethN wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:27 PM
What a terrific idea. I also have had to try and customize a sweater for a short waisted curvy shape. I agree that seeing several different shapes in a sweater makes it far more appealing than on the super skinny models...I mean really do those gals look like they would even get involved in making a knitted garment. I agree that many of the magazine models (not just in IK) look like refugees, not real people. Let's start a revolt for real sizes on real looking people!!!
AnitaM wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:31 PM
What a great idea your gallery is! I'm a relatively new knitter, and learning how to customise patterns would be invaluable!
I'm really interested in the Wheat-Ear Cable Yoke and Josephine Top from Summer '07, if you're taking votes!
Still waiting on my Fall '07 issue - it takes forever to get to Australia - any way you could ensure we get it at the same time as the US subscribers? The wait it painful - I can see the online preview, but I can't get knitting soon enough! :)
KarenH wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:33 PM
Looking at all those options really opens up doors. I'm on the bustier side of beauty and I've been modifying patterns for years. But, it's so helpful to see the results before I dig into something and try it myself. You have no idea just how many times I've ripped out one of my changes before I find the right combination of line and size. THANKS!!!

Karen in volorado
AmyP wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:34 PM
I'm new to knitting and it'll be awhile before I feel comfortable knitting critical fit items, but information like this post is liberating to me. Thank you for making me realize the possibilities for fit modifications.
KateV wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:36 PM
I identify with so many of these comments! I'd just like to extend my thanks regarding your openminded flexibility in presenting what a lot of us needs to see. I so appreciate all of the Gals sharing their personal size information, now I feel that I can tackle this project, I was immediately drawn to it, but was not sure if I could make it work for my more than full figure. Now I have renewed hope with a different tack to take. Thank you all! Kate in Astoria, Oregon
Chris R wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:41 PM
Like Linda, I too thought it was interesting that the neckline was too wide for all the models.

I first dismissed this pattern as not for me, but the more I've looked at it and read about it ... well, I guess I've been seduced. (The sleeves! I love those sleeves!) It's now one of my top three to-do projects. I think I'll skip the side straps, though, and try incorporating some waist shaping instead. (I read why the designer included them, and I understand completely, but I find them too visually distracting.)

Thanks so much to all the in-house models, and thanks, Sandi, for your detailed comments on each picture. You pointed out several design options that never would have occurred to me, like adjusting sleeve length to balance the bust. Wonderful, wonderful post!
LeaV wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:46 PM
Thanks for letting us see what this sweater looks like on several body types, but the comments about narrowing this and widening that are opening a whole can of worms for me. If you make the center panel wider or narrower, do you also have to do the same with the back? Same thing with the neck straps - how do you do this and still get the rest of the sweater to come out right? It would be nice to know how to adapt a pattern to fit "me" better, so how do you do it?

Thanks - Lea in Evansville, IN
Alicegold wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 9:55 PM
Loved this issue re modifying pattern to fit different figure types. Keep up the good work.

Thanks - Alice
Jen wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 10:01 PM
I'd also like to chime in and add to the thanks for this post. I had not found the Corset Pullover very attractive as it was shown on the oh-so-thin model. It looks SO much better on real women and might find its way onto my project list for this fall. Maybe KD/IK should consider using more "real world" sized models.
Dr lauraA wrote re: Nine Women, One Sweater
on Wed, Aug 15 2007 10:03 PM
just brilliant. thanks for persuading the various folks to try it on - all are lovely beings!