Knit Talk - Ep 59 - Comparing Heights vs. Body Lengths (you may be surprised!)

[@kmul79]

I have so very much appreciated all that you have shared. I have learned so many things that I wanted to know or tried to figure out and you explained it in the way that I can understand and apply to other projects. I am so very excited to see what the new year brings. 💜

[@juliakeens8793]

And thank you so much for taking the time to create these videos and share your knowledge. Today's video is great, I now know how to find missing schematic info. Brilliant!! Happy holidays to you too

[@sharonmerton9812]

Fabulous podcast as always. Thanks so much. Happy celebration time for you also - family time and Happy New Year 🥰❤

[@judygrayson7896]

Thank you for all your knowledge! Have a merry Christmas 🎄 and a happy New Year. 🎊

[@gisellecubillos871]

This is very useful information to think about. I fortunately (or unfortunately) became very aware of the fact that I am outside the averages for my height. I’m 5’7” but finally realized I was better off finding pants in the petite section if I didn’t want to have to hem them, and have to knit 2-3” extra for my sweaters’ body and sleeves!!

[@leahholland6272]

That sounds familiar.... although I don't need to lengthen the sleeves

[@gisellecubillos871]

@ my friend calls my arms “go go gadget” arms, useful for grabbing all the things in the far back of places, but a pain for knitting sleeves 🤣🤣 my APE index (wingspan/height ratio) is 1.05

[@atrinka1]

The sewing patterns are designed for a “standard “ height. As a petite person, I always have to shorten the pattern, but taking in consideration proportions. Math is the key here!

[@melahatali2104]

Thank you, and I wish you a happy Christmas with your family ❤

[@janegelberg2003]

Thanks, great video. Very helpful. Enjoy your holiday :)

[@loridavis9705]

Thank you. That was very helpful information.

[@LottaSocks]

Years ago & different body type from today’s body, I needed a dress to wear to a wedding. Tried on bazillions. Broad shoulder fit ok, waist & hip okay, but the bust…literally I could add a 5” ruler to accommodate. Ready to give up. Saw a pretty dress in “Petite” section. Low & behold, found a perfect fit. Found out later on that I’m “short-waisted”. Who knew?!?! With lonnng arms. I’ve since learned to read a schematic, and do the math! I now get so excited about casting on for a sweater, then mathing for: broad shoulders, long arms, & underarm to hem. Sometimes after alllll that brain work, I set aside. Shiny new thing….no math involvement…okay, let’s cast on. Sigh. Looking forward to next vid! What I realllly need to do is just make a sweater, make a second and tweaking to make the “perfect” fit sweater. But noooo, I love to do the math & analyze (so fun!) instead of knitting the thing. Perhaps next year I will make more sweaters and curb my math-a-lyzing. (New word, see above) Thanks for this episode, hope it will help those new-ish garment knitters! I’m always learning a new trick/tip!

[@valgill2474]

Thank you once again Meaghan for a very detailed and helpful video. You provide very useful information in a clear format, despite the math that I hate to do. Safe travels to Canada over the holidays. I hope the Alberta weather cooperates for you. I remember the days of driving from Alberta to Ontario to spend Christmas with my family and it was always hit and miss as to what kind of weather I would have to drive in. Fortunately I always made it safely home and back again. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas together.

[@TheUnapologeticKnitter]

Thanks so much, Val. Fingers crossed, it's a smooth trip! I'm very familiar with that cross-country trek from Alberta to Ontario (where I was born). Thankfully, we always did it in the summer, camping along the way. Happy Holidays to you and yours, too!

[@bonnielundholm5535]

My parents were a good example of the height body proportion differences. My dad had a really long torso and short legs. My mom has long legs and short torso. When people met them for the first time while they were sitting down, they thought my dad was a lot taller than my mom, but he was actually only 3 inches taller. (There was almost a foot difference in their sitting heights.) These same differences show in my daughters. My oldest is shaped like my mom, my youngest is shaped like my dad. I had to make all my oldest daughter's clothes for a long time, because she was tall and skinny when younger. (95% in height, 25% in weight) Dresses that fit her circumference were like mini skirts on her. (She refused to wear pants until she was 10ish.) I saved the clothes for future daughters, but my youngest couldn't were any of them. When they fit my youngest's circumference, they were like mini skirts, because her torso took up so much of the skirt length. Sorry for such a long anecdote that has nothing to do with knitting; though, I was able to carry my sewing pattern alteration skills over to my knitting when I started knitting garments.

[@G.L.McCarthy-vr1oe]

Agghhh....math!😉