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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I don\u2019t think it\u2019s an error, because the difference between the size measurements for bust measurement and finished measurement add up to 12 inches. It\u2019s just a whole lot of ease. Maybe some people like summer tops to be really loose? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tracy Carcione<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tracy Mousseau via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 30, 2026 11:56 AM<br><b>To:</b> Lovette Yewchan via NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Tracy Mousseau <tracy.mousseau@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Knitting size question<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Wow! I would ask Lion Brand about that. It is an error in the pattern. And ease is usually 2 inches.<span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Tracy M<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 2026-05-29 1:17 p.m., Lovette Yewchan via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>I\u2019d do similar. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I hate when patterns give that type of info.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Lovette<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On May 29, 2026, at 7:13\u202fAM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org"><nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org></a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I took a workshop during the Knit Happy Summit about choosing the right size from a pattern, but I guess I didn\u2019t understand it as well as I thought. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I\u2019m looking at a pattern for a summer top at Lion Brand. It says:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>To fit bust: 28 (32, 36, 40, 44)(48, 52, 56, 60)\u201d</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Finished Bust: 40 (44, 48, 52, 56)(60, 64, 68, 72)\u201d</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>It also says the pattern has 12 inches of ease. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>That seems like a whole lot of ease.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I\u2019m roughly \u201clarge\u201d in the \u201cto fit\u201d specs, but I\u2019m thinking that I could choose size medium and still have 8 or so inches of ease, so it would still be plenty loose.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Do other experienced knitters think that is correct?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tracy</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>_______________________________________________<br>NFB-Blind-Crafters mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org">NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Blind-Crafters:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/lyewchan%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/lyewchan%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>NFB-Blind-Crafters mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org">NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Blind-Crafters:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/tracy.mousseau%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/tracy.mousseau%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>