Fit to Flatter: A Series of Tutorials
(Update! The series is now complete and if you would like the full set of PDFs, please click here: Buy entire series And thanks!)
Fit to Flatter is a ten-part series of tutorials on choosing and modifying knitting patterns to flatter your shape.
From the introduction:
This series is not about making you feel badly about what you have already knit. It is not about making you feel badly about your shape or about making you feel like you can only knit certain things, in certain yarns. In writing these tutorials, I want to help you learn basic principles for dressing the figure you have in the most flattering way possible.
Every person reading these words has fabulous assets to show off. And I’d wager that every single one of you has a thing or two that you wish would disappear forever. The fact is this: Though exercise offers a plethora of benefits, it won’t change your fundamental shape. And wearing clothes flattering to your inherent shape will do more to change the way you feel about your body than losing weight or gaining muscle will.
As knitters, we have the ultimate power to create a piece of couture perfectly suited to our figures every single time. Your hand-knits should make you look and feel like a million bucks, and not just because of the skill required to form the stitches. I want to help you get there.
The series is now finished! The individual blog posts are linked in the Installment listing below. Individual PDFs cleanly laid out for printing can also be purchased below. The per-installment PDF purchase price is US$2.00.
To purchase the entire series for US$10, please click here:
Individual installments are as follows.
| Installment 1: Introduction. Introduction to the goals of the series, the concept of shape, and visual tricks to flatter. | Buy PDF | Add to Cart |
| Installment 2: Shapes (and how to flatter them). Detailed discussion of basic shapes and body considerations and the principles for dressing them in a flattering way. | Buy PDF | Add to Cart |
| Installment 3: Mindful Project Choice. Moving from general principles to choosing a hand-knitting project that will flatter your form. | Buy PDF | Add to Cart |
Installment 4: Sweaters and You. Measurements you’ll need to enable a flattering fit, sweater deconstruction in preparation for later installments. You can find the referenced measurement chart here.
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| Installment 5: Necklines. A detailed treatment of different necklines and how they flatter (or don’t) various body shapes. | Buy PDF | Add to Cart |
| Installment 6: Sleeves. A detailed treatment of sleeve lengths and how they flatter (or don’t) various body shapes. | Buy PDF | Add to Cart |
| Installment 7: Sweater length. A detailed treatment of the length of a sweater and how it flatters (or doesn’t) various body shapes. | Buy PDF | Add to Cart |
| Installment 8: Shaping. A detailed treatment of waist/bust shaping techniques and how they can be used to flatter different body types. | Buy PDF | Add to Cart |
| Installment 9: Implementation. A tutorial walking through the actual steps involved to customize a pattern for your form based on the principles from other installments, including a creating a custom pattern for yourself. You can find the worksheet referenced in the installment by clicking here. | Buy PDF | Add to Cart |
| Installment 10: Conclusion and Advanced Topics. Modifying an unflattering but extremely popular sweater to flatter your form; series summary and conclusions. | Buy PDF | Add to Cart |
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All installments are professionally edited by Mintyfresh and cleanly laid out for printing, and range between 7 and 22 printed pages. All images copyright splityarn 2010. All text copyright Amy Herzog 2010. All rights reserved. Please do not redistribute this content without my permission.
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