I'm in the middle of a 48-hour take-home exam today, which is really no big deal, but when it's over my school year will be, too. Hurrah!
As a reward for several hours of hard work today, I've resolved to cast on for Simply Marilyn this evening.
But here's a sizing question for you:
The smallest size in the pattern is 40". I know it's a loose sweater, but this seemed like a lot of ease to me given my shrimpiness. So I measured another sweater I have, which I consider quite roomy (fashionably sported over PJs):
The chest of this sweater measures 36". If you've made Simply Marilyn, how true was the end product to the pattern measurements? Even if you haven't made SM, do you think I should size down the pattern? If so, how does one do that? Most of the stitch figures for width are at regular increments. Should I just look at the increments (e.g. CO 68(72, 76, 80, 84)) and subtract an equal or roughtly equal number of stitches from the "S" (making this CO 64)?
Posted by jess at May 7, 2005 11:06 PMCould you knit it on slightly smaller needles? If your gauge is too small, it would make a smaller sweater, right? It might make the fabric stiff though
Posted by: Dani at May 8, 2005 5:34 PMjust wanted to say the sweater you have pictured here looks nice. I'm sure your Simply Marilyn will look great too. I sympathize with the dilemma of sizing down... Good luck!
Posted by: heidi at May 26, 2005 5:11 PMthe ribbing you added at the bottom looks totally weird. it's 80's in a bad way, like a man sweater. rip it then it'll look better.
Posted by: nancy at November 2, 2005 12:36 PM