I'm posting a link to two articles because they answer so many of the questions knitters ask about fit. Kathleen mentions that comments on her site have "led me to believe that I still hadn’t done a decent enough job in explaining the parameters of what grading is or isn’t." I've had that feeling myself when knitters complain about patterns lacking in size ranges and appropriate fit. I frequently point to retail size ranges and how they are treated separately but knitters confuse the concepts of size and proportion. These concepts are very complex. Every teacher I ever had the good fortune to work with, had years of experience with a vast number of various body types. You can read the articles here and here.
BTW http://fashion-incubator.com is a wonderful resource I've been following it since it first started publishing in 2005.
THANK YOU for this post!! Once again your sharing of information is so very very much appreciated by this knitter.
ReplyDelete~Marilyn