Need Help?Plus Size Knitting Options - Replay Live Archive
Forget needlebed limitations - get creative and knit for any size!
Let's talk design options, not only for size, but for great fit.
Let's talk design options, not only for size, but for great fit.
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Course: Not Enough NeedlesCourse: Fit Once ... Get Knitting
Knit it Now Sideways Knits:
Misses Sideways Pullovers Misses Sideways Cardigans
Knit it Now PLUS patterns:
Plus Pullovers
Plus Cardigans
Plus vest - Underarm panels
Accurate Gauge Measurement (gauge rulers)
Stitch Fiddle - Online app for creating knitting charts
Let's keep the conversation going ... don't forget the Subscriber only forum! www.knititnow.com/forum
| Cindy Minota Bye and thanks for the ideas! |
| Sue Jalowiec shortcut ... knititnow.com/forum |
| Phyl in Raleigh, NC Thanks! See you in the forum! |
| Patricia J S Thank-you!! |
| Sue Jalowiec OK - bye everyone! see you next week |
| Carol D Thanks, Sue! |
| Lyn R Thank for everything you and.Matt. do |
| Kari E Yes!!! |
| Sue Jalowiec LOL tent panels ... you mean you dont want to knit pillowcases with holes cut out? |
| Kari E SIde shaping instead of tent panels |
| Nancy M the idea of adding the back underarm sts to the front was a great idea!! thank you. |
| Phyl in Raleigh, NC Cynthia, Sue has a tutorial on changing LK 150 needles - not sure if it covers the sponge bar. |
| Mary Ann B I've really enjoyed today! |
| Kari E This has been a great class. |
| Marie-Jo C The meetings are too short ! I enjoy them very much and learn a lot .. |
| Cynthia P thanks so much for such and interesting session. i learned a lot |
| Kari E I only have old white ones and don't know what machines they are for. |
| Lynnette D You're welcome.. But I always use the result of the gauge ruler |
| Mary Ann B I think you need to use one and stick with it. |
| Carol D I use both just to double check! |
| Mary Ann B Thanks Lynnette, I thought I was wierd. |
| Marie-Jo C I never heard of machine gauge ruler, here in France |
| Kari E I've been using the regular ruler. |
| Lynnette D Me too Mary AnnB |
| Kari E OK THANKS! Back to the drawing board. I don't know how to use those. I have many of those but haven't figured it out |
| Lyn R Had to Mark my rulers to know which was standard and which was bulky |
| Nancy M regular ruller and do the math |
| Mary Ann B I like the ease of the gauge rulers, but when I checked against the regular ruler I got a different outcome on one of my samples. |
| Jenny M B Gauge ruler every time! |
| Cynthia P regualr |
| Marelda C regular ruler |
| Jane L How about a forum where we can ask you random questions that we would like answers to. |
| Nancy M it also has more weight per yard. |
| Lyn R Machine knitting gauge rulers |
| Nancy M cotton does not stretch as much but some cottons shrink on the first wash. |
| Lynnette D When measuring gauge, do you prefer knitting machine gauge rulers or a regular ruler and doing the math? |
| Kari E baGGING OUT |
| Patricia H Thank you Sue |
| Cynthia P how to change a sponge bar on an Lk 100 |
| Susan K Kthank you! |
| Kari E total novice question.... do cotton blends stretch more than an acrylic or wool blend |
| Mary Ann B I'm looking forward to doing that workshop again. It was great the first time. |
| Marie-Jo C The same for me ! |
| Cynthia P phyl i just have to find out how to change the sponge bar |
| Terry S how do i get to the map |
| Phyl in Raleigh, NC Cynthia, that's great news, you'll have a lot of fun with that LK 150. I have one too and you'll be surprised how useful it is - and easy to move around. |
| Jane L Map worked for me |
| Nancy M I can send my special tech team to deal with those cookies. |
| Matthew F I failed LOL |
| Carol D No problem! |
| Matthew F Yes - the map did not work - sorry |
| Carol D The input boxes are gone now! |
| Jody A lol |
| Mary Ann B Carol try again. It seems finicky today. |
| Matthew F sorry I was trying to be cool |
| Marelda C I can"t be found either |
| Matthew F Looks like I need to update the map logic |
| Dawn W Couldn't find me... |
| Lyn R Would not accept my zip code. From Texas |
| Kari E me either |
| Carol D Map wouldn't take my info |
| Annie L Map didn't work. |
| Kari E Got it |
| Peggy C says it csn't find me |
| Cynthia P Phyl i just got an LK 150 and i don't think i can get a g-carriage but mybe a garter bar. i can hardly wait to see your comments in the forum. |
| Kari E What does that mean Matthew? |
| Lyn R Yes, map please |
| Marie-Jo C I never thought of knitting panels ! What a good idea .. I will give a try |
| Matthew F Want to ask the map |
| Phyl in Raleigh, NC Oh and a garter bar! |
| Phyl in Raleigh, NC Cynthia, I just got a Brother/Knitking 965, ribber and G-Carriage. Very excited. I will post about it on the forum. It will be interesting to see who else might have one or a similar machine. |
| Cynthia P Mary ann that is so funny. lol |
| Kari E Depends on how advanced you are, Annie. For me, sweating bullets burns off calories when I'm just thinking about it. lol |
| Mary Ann B Annie it depends on whether you snack as you knit. |
| Terry S My grandson is a XXL college football player. He wants a fair isle sweater. HELP! |
| Annie L How many calories can you burn in an hour of knitting? |
| Kari E Thanks, Mary Ann! |
| Patricia J S Patty--I have added the underarm panels, and, also, for a Pullover, 3 panels and 3 panels |
| Mary Ann B Yes, Cynthia. Design elements - on purpose! |
| Cynthia P these ideas would work great for thinner people as well. |
| Kari E That's what I'm talkin' 'bout with my visioned pattern matching the back panel and side panels.!!! Yay! |
| Mary Ann B Look for not enough needles Kari. |
| SHIRLEY R Nancy M: I like that idea. |
| Cynthia P Hi Phyll |
| Phyl in Raleigh, NC Hi Cynthia! |
| Nancy M that center panel becomes a blank canvas for fancy work... being sure to PROPERLY SWATCH &DRESS each stitch type |
| Kari E What course are you looking at now? |
| Cynthia P that soounds liek the panel T sweater/top |
| Kari E I have a vision pattern that included a back seam, plus two side seams each with a design (lace or tuck. I think that wold work as a design element as well. |
| Nancy M I did a hand manipulated garter ribs alongthe hem edge to deal with that |
| Patricia J S Need Plus Size patterns!! |
| Kari E THanks Nancy |
| Kari E Couldn't you add a hand manipulated ribbed edge to add length and stability? |
| Lynnette D So, I recently found a formula by Elizabeth Zimmerman called the Percentage System, and made a sideways sweater using that... and it came out pretty good... |
| Nancy M you do need to hang and weight swatch to cause drop before measure |
| Kari E Sometimes you just build it a we will come. :>) |
| Marie-Jo C The problem with sideway pullover is to get a pretty waist band.. |
| Jody A yes |
| Patricia J S Betty Rae and Patty--YES!!! |
| Ruth S A new learning tool we can use. |
| Jenny M B Yes! |
| Cynthia P yes i need to hide the tummy |
| Aly T Yes |
| Jane L definately add |
| Sheila G Yes |
| Kari E yes! |
| Eleanor L from Michigan. With cardigans I sometimes add all armhole beginning bindoffs to the front pieces as they are narrower to begin with and can fit the needle bed. Sometimes just taking that off the back and adding to the front is all the space we need. |
| Kari E How woiuld you add length if you prefer longer length? |
| Kari E do sideways knit stretch out in either direction |
| Lyn R Interested in sideways knits since I'm a plus |
| Mary Ann B Loved the sideways knit cardigan class. |
| Lynnette D Yes! Yes! |
| Ruth S Good idea Mary Ann. |
| Carol D Good afternoon from the sunny, warm, Catskill Mountains of New York. A GORGEOUS day! |
| Mary Ann B Sideways knits work unless you need to add inches for larger hips. Solved with godets and it wasn't difficult. |
| Cindy Minota Knit in segments like princess seams styled dresses |
| Nancy M sideways knitting, too |
| Nancy M Whew! finally got here. Nancy Mangeri in Kansas here. |
| Marie-Jo C A large piece of fabric : a good opportunity to practise cut and sew..; |
| Lyn R Welcome Patty and Bety Rae. Glad you have joined us |
| Patricia J S New--This is Patty S and my Sister Bety Rae is joining us. She is a beginner. |
| Joan W Hi from New Zealand |
| Ruth S I'm lucky as I have the LK150 with the extension - lots of room for my double size. |
| Scott V I have sk155 with river and a PassapHi everyone |
| Jane L jane here from New York |
| June H Hello from western Washington. |
| Jane L new |
| Ruth S Ruth and Agadore here from Canada. |
| Jody A Good morning from Alaska |
| Sheila G Sheila from Surprise and Missouri |
| Laura from Connecticut! |
| Susan B Susan from Oklahoma |
| Dawn W Cincinnati area. |
| SHIRLEY R Looking forward to see what fantastic ideas you have for my plus,plus, plus size jacket!! |
| Cynthia P Hello from oshawa, |
| Terry S Hi from So CAL |
| SHIRLEY R Hello Sue & Matt. Havemade it at last. Shirley from a sunny East Sussex evening.ning |
| Marie-Jo C Sorry ! Weather, of course |
| Dawn W Hi from sunny SW Ohio! |
| Jenny M B Hi all! North Wales checking in! |
| Lyn R Good for you Phyl. Hope you make lots of pretties |
| Mary Ann B Hi from Minnesota. Wonderful find Phyl! |
| Cindy Minota Very fun! I have something--I am waiting for a delivery of a new SK280 punchcard machine with ribber! |
| Marie-Jo C fGood morning, Sue, Matt ! Fine whether here in France ... |
| Les B Warm in somerset |
| Phyl in Raleigh, NC I scored a Brother 965 with ribber and g-Carriage! |
| Lyn R Good morning |
| Patricia H sight and sound great |
| Marelda C Hello from overcast and cold South San Francisco. |
| Cindy Minota Sight and sound fine! |
| Aly T Hi from Dublin Airport.. |
| Matthew F all good here |
| Annie L All good. |
| Cindy Minota Ready to learn--from sunny FL! |
| Patricia H Hi! Patricia from Louisiana here |
| Sue Jalowiec almost ready ...see you in a few |
| Matthew F Hello everyone |
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