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Yes, this is how making your garments to fit works. If you don't
like baggy clothes then that will work. Try marking the finished
size on a tape measure and put it on yourself. to see how it would
feel and then you can decide how much ease you want. Another option
is to take a garment that you own that is your preferred fit and
measure it at the bust (put garmet on, put a pin where the bust lays
on you, lay flat, measure side to side and double the number) this
will help you decide. Remember to consider the weight of yarn you
are using. A bulky yarn will have more ease than a sport weight.<br>
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Cindy<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/29/2026 9:13 AM, Tracy Carcione
via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:<br>
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<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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p 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></p>
<p 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></p>
<p 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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">It also says
the pattern has 12 inches of ease. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">That seems
like a whole lot of ease.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Do other
experienced knitters think that is correct?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tracy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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