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FITTING KNITS

Selecting the pattern

Select a pattern size based on your FULL BUST MEASUREMENT (not bra size). This fitting method is more effective than using a smaller-sized pattern and changing the side seam and reshaping the armhole to adjust the fit that can potentially distort the armhole’s shape and create a wrong sleeve for the pattern. If the waist and hip measurements vary from the pattern selected, those areas are easily changed by simply adding to the hip area.

Check the pattern

All knit master patterns are developed through a draping process. This special draping technique shapes and eliminates darts by stretching and molding the knit fabric into the desired fit. Once your

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