Shaping Knitted Fabric: How it Works // Technique Tuesday

[@kseniak9204]

Thank you as always, I love your holistic approach to explaining something! I would love to see your take on bust/waist shaping for people with larger bust/waist differences than the standard B-cup usually used in sweater patterns

[@peggymcatee4950]

I'm also interested in bust/waist shaping.

[@lizmoore3642]

I would also be interested in this! I haven't been able to find anything about front shaping which another KZbinr called "princess" seams. Thanks for another great video.

[@liesbeeckelaers3031]

I just love it that you have all this knowledge and real examples to show us and that you share this all with us ❤

[@shanitomorrow]

Hi Roxanne, slightly off-topic but maybe not if you are posting about shaping: I'm fascinated by the pleating that occurs with the stitch pattern in the Edwardian sweater. I've been experimenting but I haven't yet achieved the level of elasticity shown in the sweater. I love the way the fabric gathers itself together into pleats as soon as you release a stretched part of it. I'd love to understand more about how this happens and how it's affected by gauge and yarn weight. Many thanks.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

The amount of pleating the fabric relaxes into as it hangs depends on what might be holding the pleats together at the top and bottom. It's very willing to stay pleated in the section where I worked k3tog, k4tog over and over, and where there is ribbing below it. It easily lies flatter in places where nothing is encouraging it to pull in, because the stitch count hasn't changed.

[@andreamiller6200]

I love the breakdown of how to achieve a specific shaping effect in a knitted item. One of my quests has been how to take a wedge-style yoke and figure out how to modify the wedges to achieve a lower and wider neckline. An example of this would be in the Ravi or Ravi Nua sweater by Carol Feller (Ravi Nua is a longer body than Ravi). I have been looking for some time for guiding principles on this.

[@masabine]

Good evening, I simply want to say thank you. I appreciate those instructional videos. Thank you.

[@penihavir1777]

A very user-friendly overview and basic principles. 👍 Love the links to the details, and great examples. ♥️

[@alisonsmith376]

That teeny purple v-neck is outstanding!

[@osmia]

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[@ccpperrett7522]

Thank you, Roxanne. Your videos are so timely and helpful for me. I am shaping sleeves on a cardigan and need this tutorial. 😍

[@vadec5909]

It’s so detailed and makes me aware of how little I know. Thanks for the turorial

[@feliciaweatherspoon2303]

Thank you, Roxanne for sharing your tutorial video!! ❤

[@Sequoya]

Great episode!

[@shirleemohiuddin7305]

Wow, just great. Thanks Roxanne!

[@alecsgirl]

Wonderful and helpful, as always. Thank you!

[@nicolelafontaine1720]

Thanks for this great tuto.

[@tammihackley4349]

Thank you as always Did you cover how to add stitches and calculate rows to the back of sweater before or in the neck to compensate for a rounded back or to make the back hang better?

[@alanptaylor11]

Please remind me what drawing app you are using. Thanks.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

It's a notes app called Goodnotes.