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Comments on: Meet Florence http://ruthlessknitting.ruthlessediting.com/meet-florence New posts at http://ruthlessknitting.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:42:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: vanessa http://ruthlessknitting.ruthlessediting.com/meet-florence#comment-530 vanessa Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:00:17 +0000 http://ruthlessknitting.ruthlessediting.com/meet-florence#comment-530 What a pretty top! Please come join us at habu kal if you get the chance. we would love to hear your experience working with habu gima cotton. What a pretty top! Please come join us at habu kal if you get the chance. we would love to hear your experience working with habu gima cotton.

]]> By: Nicole http://ruthlessknitting.ruthlessediting.com/meet-florence#comment-499 Nicole Sun, 12 Aug 2007 05:19:31 +0000 http://ruthlessknitting.ruthlessediting.com/meet-florence#comment-499 1) My bust is 41", but I don't see that as an option very often. I think the bust of my favourite sweater is 40" 2) 34". 3) I'm a fairly new knitter and I haven't knit any garments other than hats and socks (which, after my first few attempts, I've been pretty happy with). My best-fitting knitted garment is a commercially-made sweater which is fitted but not tight at the bust and looser but not bulky at the waist, which somehow seems to minimize my bust without being too boxy. It also has nice long arms. 4) I have trouble buying garments with long enough arms and wide enough shoulders. Sometimes the torso is also too short. I tried to correct these problems by buying men's clothing, but then the chest is too small. 1) My bust is 41″, but I don’t see that as an option very often. I think the bust of my favourite sweater is 40″

2) 34″.

3) I’m a fairly new knitter and I haven’t knit any garments other than hats and socks (which, after my first few attempts, I’ve been pretty happy with). My best-fitting knitted garment is a commercially-made sweater which is fitted but not tight at the bust and looser but not bulky at the waist, which somehow seems to minimize my bust without being too boxy. It also has nice long arms.

4) I have trouble buying garments with long enough arms and wide enough shoulders. Sometimes the torso is also too short. I tried to correct these problems by buying men’s clothing, but then the chest is too small.

]]> By: Gryphon http://ruthlessknitting.ruthlessediting.com/meet-florence#comment-496 Gryphon Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:21:07 +0000 http://ruthlessknitting.ruthlessediting.com/meet-florence#comment-496 I've already raved about Florence, but she's still fab! 1. 34" 2. 28" 3. Unhelpfully, a shrug. I know, that's just a pair of sleeves connected, but I find shrugs very figure flattering. In general, I like a fitted waist, not too short, and most especially something fitted at the back. I have a thing for that dip from a woman's back to waist and then the curve back out, as viewed in profile, and think any garment that hides it ought to be taken out and shot. 4. I carefully avoid things that are bulky in the waist, like those appalling sweater/dress things in bulky yarn which appear in Vogue Knitting all too frequently and make even the 6-foot twig models look elephantine. Note to She-Knits: I think you must have checked the 'notify me of followup comments' option. It should apply only to comments on this entry. I’ve already raved about Florence, but she’s still fab!

1. 34″
2. 28″
3. Unhelpfully, a shrug. I know, that’s just a pair of sleeves connected, but I find shrugs very figure flattering. In general, I like a fitted waist, not too short, and most especially something fitted at the back. I have a thing for that dip from a woman’s back to waist and then the curve back out, as viewed in profile, and think any garment that hides it ought to be taken out and shot.
4. I carefully avoid things that are bulky in the waist, like those appalling sweater/dress things in bulky yarn which appear in Vogue Knitting all too frequently and make even the 6-foot twig models look elephantine.

Note to She-Knits: I think you must have checked the ‘notify me of followup comments’ option. It should apply only to comments on this entry.

]]> By: desiknitter http://ruthlessknitting.ruthlessediting.com/meet-florence#comment-495 desiknitter Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:48:48 +0000 http://ruthlessknitting.ruthlessediting.com/meet-florence#comment-495 What a lovely top, in a gorgeous colour. I like how its fits you! 1) Chest: 40" is the finished size I make, if available, for my 38" waist 2) Waist: er, um, okay, well.... 30" (it's going to be less very soon, though, I assure you ;)! 3) Best fitting garments I have knit: Rogue by girlfromauntie.com and cul de sac vest by Elsebeth Lavold in Knitter's (both had waist shaping which made a world of difference to the fit) 4) I usually have to alter the length of readymade trousers because they are too long for my petite height (5'4") and petite sizes usually too tight for my not-so-petite frame. 5)I have learnt to avoid boxy, straight garments, knit or not-knit. My earlier philosophy was that if it's baggy it will hide my lack of good curves but now I realise that it makes them worse. What a lovely top, in a gorgeous colour. I like how its fits you!

1) Chest: 40″ is the finished size I make, if available, for my 38″ waist
2) Waist: er, um, okay, well…. 30″ (it’s going to be less very soon, though, I assure you ;)!
3) Best fitting garments I have knit: Rogue by girlfromauntie.com and cul de sac vest by Elsebeth Lavold in Knitter’s (both had waist shaping which made a world of difference to the fit)
4) I usually have to alter the length of readymade trousers because they are too long for my petite height (5′4″) and petite sizes usually too tight for my not-so-petite frame.
5)I have learnt to avoid boxy, straight garments, knit or not-knit. My earlier philosophy was that if it’s baggy it will hide my lack of good curves but now I realise that it makes them worse.

]]> By: Jen http://ruthlessknitting.ruthlessediting.com/meet-florence#comment-494 Jen Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:38:16 +0000 http://ruthlessknitting.ruthlessediting.com/meet-florence#comment-494 1. 34" 2. 26.5 3. Fiery Bolero from Intereweave Knits. It's hard to go wrong with a shrug, but I liked the one piece construction. It forced me to improve my purling on circulars. 4. I avoid boxy shapeless garments. I almost always have to hem pants/skirts/dresses. For tailored tops I have to make sure there's enough room in the shoulder and bust. 1. 34″
2. 26.5
3. Fiery Bolero from Intereweave Knits. It’s hard to go wrong with a shrug, but I liked the one piece construction. It forced me to improve my purling on circulars.
4. I avoid boxy shapeless garments. I almost always have to hem pants/skirts/dresses. For tailored tops I have to make sure there’s enough room in the shoulder and bust.

]]> By: Helen http://ruthlessknitting.ruthlessediting.com/meet-florence#comment-493 Helen Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:58:28 +0000 http://ruthlessknitting.ruthlessediting.com/meet-florence#comment-493 Oh goodie! I LIKE Florence! (1) What size bust do you usually make for a knitted garment (assuming no positive or negative ease)? My bust measurement is 37 1/2", so assuming no ease at all, likely a 38 (2) What size is your waist? 27: (3) What is the best-fitting knitted garment you have made, and what did you like about the construction? Sahara -- but I modified it a lot! I put in horizontal short row darts at the bust to accommodate the extra inches for the extra length that exists there, and I adapted the waist darts that were already there to fit MY measurements. (4) When you knit a garment or purchase a ready-made garment from the store, what do you usually have to alter or avoid? I avoid drop shoulders like the plague. If I knit one, I typically have to add short rows at the bust, unless its a very loose fitting garment. Sometimes I have to either add width (or subtract some at the waist). I also sometimes have to adjust for my short waist. Additional comments/observations about your personal sizing dilemmas are welcome. I tend to like tailored things, not baggy things.... Oh goodie! I LIKE Florence!

(1) What size bust do you usually make for a knitted garment (assuming no positive or negative ease)? My bust measurement is 37 1/2″, so assuming no ease at all, likely a 38
(2) What size is your waist? 27:
(3) What is the best-fitting knitted garment you have made, and what did you like about the construction?

Sahara — but I modified it a lot! I put in horizontal short row darts at the bust to accommodate the extra inches for the extra length that exists there, and I adapted the waist darts that were already there to fit MY measurements.
(4) When you knit a garment or purchase a ready-made garment from the store, what do you usually have to alter or avoid?
I avoid drop shoulders like the plague. If I knit one, I typically have to add short rows at the bust, unless its a very loose fitting garment. Sometimes I have to either add width (or subtract some at the waist). I also sometimes have to adjust for my short waist.

Additional comments/observations about your personal sizing dilemmas are welcome.

I tend to like tailored things, not baggy things….

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