[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Knitting size question

[carcione at access.net]

I don’t think it’s an error, because the difference between the size measurements for bust measurement and finished measurement add up to 12 inches.  It’s just a whole lot of ease.  Maybe some people like summer tops to be really loose?  

Tracy Carcione

 

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Subject: Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Knitting size question

 

Wow! I would ask Lion Brand about that. It is an error in the pattern. And ease is usually 2 inches.

 

Tracy M

 

On 2026-05-29 1:17 p.m., Lovette Yewchan via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:

I’d do similar. 

I hate when patterns give that type of info.

Lovette

 





On May 29, 2026, at 7:13 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters  <mailto:nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> wrote:

 

I took a workshop during the Knit Happy Summit about choosing the right size from a pattern, but I guess I didn’t understand it as well as I thought.  

I’m looking at a pattern for a summer top at Lion Brand.  It says:

To fit bust: 28 (32, 36, 40, 44)(48, 52, 56, 60)”

Finished Bust: 40 (44, 48, 52, 56)(60, 64, 68, 72)”

It also says the pattern has 12 inches of ease.  

That seems like a whole lot of ease.

I’m roughly “large” in the “to fit” specs, but I’m thinking that I could choose size medium and still have 8 or so inches of ease, so it would still be plenty loose.

Do other experienced knitters think that is correct?

Tracy

 

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