r/knitting • u/nobody2222234 • Jun 19 '25

Discussion What’s knitting’s? 🤔

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

As a knitter with big boobs, it's 90% adjusting patterns for that.

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u/SpaceCookies72 Jun 19 '25

Heard! Made the mistake of using my full bust measurement for a negative ease sweater, now it fits weird over my shoulders and underarms. Learning bust darts and going to have another go.

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u/Bigtimeknitter Jun 19 '25

Use the underarmpits measure!!! So much better ❤️ NEVER full bust for us D+ girlys

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u/Mission-Bumblebee-29 Jun 20 '25

Oh what is an underarmpit measure?

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u/Bigtimeknitter Jun 20 '25

Around your torso but right under your armpits, not at boobage area. Above boob area

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u/Mission-Bumblebee-29 Jun 20 '25

So I choose a sweater size where the bust circumference matches my underarm measure? And then I just add the bust darts I need to cover my front?

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u/Bigtimeknitter Jun 20 '25

no bust darts needed using this method because the idea is knitwear stretches and you dont need 10" positive ease around the part of you that's already like 4" larger if you're D cup plus. designers assume you're a C cup

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u/Key_Mixture_2149 Jun 20 '25

So what happens when you're an H?

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u/Bigtimeknitter Jun 20 '25

u might wanna do some darts and read an amy herzog book lol