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<p>Wow! I would ask Lion Brand about that. It is an error in the
pattern. And ease is usually 2 inches.</p>
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I\u2019d do similar.
<div>I hate when patterns give that type of info.</div>
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<div 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. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I\u2019m
looking at a pattern for a summer top at Lion
Brand. It says:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To
fit bust: 28 (32, 36, 40, 44)(48, 52, 56, 60)\u201d<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Finished
Bust: 40 (44, 48, 52, 56)(60, 64, 68, 72)\u201d<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">It
also says the pattern has 12 inches of ease. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">That
seems like a whole lot of ease.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div 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.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Do
other experienced knitters think that is correct?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tracy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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