I’m so grateful for all of the test knitters who helped ensure this pattern was the best it could be! Check out the details about each of their projects below. This is a great opportunity to see the pattern worked in a wide range of yarns and modeled on folks of different shapes and sizes.
You can find detailed information about this pattern, including a full schematic, through the pattern page linked below.
Size A - Vida W.
Ease at bust/chest: +1” (+2.5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +0.5” (+1.5 cm)
Height: 5’1” (155 cm)
MC: Stitch Together in Brown Butter
CCs: Camp Color in High Femme, Hot Mess, Audiophile, Orange Ya Glad, Lemon Drop, and Siren Song; Brujeria Lana in Grisoles; Trippin w Dixi in OOAK Gypsy; Urban Girl Yarns in Kava
Mods: Worked sleeves to elbow length.
IG: @vida.makes
Size B - Terri
Ease at bust/chest: +3” (+7.5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +2.25” (+6 cm)
Height: 5’2” (158 cm)
MC: Dragon Hoard Yarn Storytime DK in Tombstone
CCs: Ginger's Hand Dyed Sheepish Sock (held double) in Voyager; Nerd Girl Yarns Bounce & Stomp in Nevertheless She Persisted
Sleeve length worked: Option 2
Mods: None
IG: @Craftymisstinyt | Ravelry: Project Page
Size B - Eva
Ease at bust/chest: -0.75” (-2 cm)
Ease at upper arm: 0” (0 cm)
Height: 4’11” (150 cm)
MC: Lana Grossa Meilenweit Merino 6 ply in Natural
CCs: Gardenflower Yarn Sock Minis Neon (held double) in Yellow, Orange, Pink, Purple, Blue, Swimming Pool and Green
Sleeve length worked: Option 3
Mods: Worked 2x2 ribbing instead of 1x1 ribbing
IG: @Evastrickt | Ravelry: Project Page
Size c - Janie E.
Ease at bust/chest: +3.5” (+9 cm)
Ease at upper arm: 0” (0 cm)
Height: 5’3” (160 cm)
MC: Sandnes Garn Double Sunday in Grey Heather
CCs: Hand dyed mini skeins from Long Dog Yarn's Lord of the Rings collection, plus a few other random mini skeins from other dyers
Sleeve length worked: Option 1
Mods: Lengthened body by 1.5” (4 cm)
IG: @janiessimplejoys | Ravelry: Project Page
Size C - Amie E.
Ease at bust/chest: +5” (+12.5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +1” (+2.5 cm)
Height: 5’7” (170 cm)
MC: Berocco Vintage DK in Red Pepper
CC: Berocco Vintage DK in Chana Dall, Breezeway; Berroco Vintage Baby in Peach
Sleeve length worked: Option 3
Mods: Lengthened body by 3” (7.5 cm)
IG: @amie.makes
Size C - Taylor F.
Ease at bust/chest: +3” (+7.5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +3.5” (+9 cm)
Height: 5’2” (158 cm)
MC: Loops & Threads Luxe Merino in Rhubarb
CC: Loops & Threads Luxe Merino in Sand and Rose
Sleeve length worked: Option 2
Mods: None
IG: @honeyfoxknits | Ravelry: Project Page
Size C - Amanda
Ease at bust/chest: +2.5” (+6.5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +1” (+2.5 cm)
Height: 5’7” (170 cm)
MC: Juniper Moon Patagonia in Light Grey
CC: Bo Peep Luxury Baby in Apple, Cheeky, Pumpkin, Sunshine and Under the Sea.
Mods: Worked dot motif stacked instead of staggered, worked elbow length sleeves
IG: @Mandagocraft | Ravelry: Project Page
Size D - Emily M.
Ease at bust/chest: +2” (+5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +1.75” (+4.5 cm)
Height: 5’6” (168 cm)
MC: Silly Goose Yarns Tweed DK in English Professor
CCs: Silly Goose Yarns Plump Fingering (held double) in Ink Stain; Garthenor Organic Beacon; Lavender Lune Yarn Co DK in Foxy and Fernwood; PagesnPurls Emma
Sleeve length worked: Option 2
Mods: Lengthened body by 3” (7.5 cm)
IG: @thebotanicalknitter | Ravelry: Project Page
Size E - Mary A.
Ease at bust/chest: +2” (+5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +2” (+5 cm)
Height: 5’5” (165 cm)
MC: Purl Soho Knitting Yarn in Thunder Cloud
CC: Stress Knits 2022 Holiday Advent (held double)
Sleeve length worked: Option 3
Mods: Lengthened body by 0.5” (1.5 cm)
IG: @bluestocking_knits | Ravelry: Project Page
Size E - Annelise G.
Ease at bust/chest: +4.5” (+11.5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: 0” (0 cm)
Height: 5’3” (160 cm)
MC: Knitpicks Gloss DK in Robot
CCs: Wool2Dye4 Platninum DK minis dyed (by me!) with cochineal, dyer's coreopsis and cota (aka: Hopi Tea or Greenthread from New Mexico)
Sleeve length worked: Option 1
Mods: None
IG: @ahgorensek | Ravelry: Project Page
Size E - Taylor B.
Ease at bust/chest: +2” (+5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: 0” (0 cm)
Height: 5’9” (175 cm)
MC: Cascade BFL in Charcoal
CCs: (All held double) The Scranton Stitcher's Summer at the Shack Mystery Minis in Jack-o-Melon, Pine Tree, Stan o' War, Mr. Mystery, and The Journal; Stix and Stones Merino Sock in Spooky; Dream in Colour Smooshy Sock in Naked Shame; Northern Bee Studio Yak Sock in Gold Rush; Mondim Retrosaria in 112 (green); Kreme Soul Wool Lazy Linen in Brick (04)
Sleeve length worked: Option 3
Mods: None
IG: @t.b.makes | Ravelry: Project Page
Size E - Raissa N.
Ease at bust/chest: +6.25” (+16 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +1.5” (+4 cm)
Height: 5’9” (176 cm)
MC: Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt in Colorway 2564
CC: Panda Crypto 8 ply in Colorway 4; Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt in Colorway 2650 and Colorway 3021
Sleeve length worked: Option 3
Mods: Lengthened body by 4.75” (12 cm) and knit sleeves from a larger size
IG: @NorthFibreArts | Ravelry: Project Page
Size E - Shruthi
Ease at bust/chest: +4” (+10 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +3.5” (+9 cm)
Height: 5’7” (170 cm)
Yarn: Malabrigo Arroyo in Plomo, Azul Profundo and Vaa
Mods: Shortened sleeves
IG: @KnitsByShru | Ravelry: Project Page
Size F - Ada
Ease at bust/chest: +6.5” (+17 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +3.25” (+8 cm)
Height: 5’9” (174 cm)
MC: Lana Grossa Tweed Meilenweit (held double) in Blue 112
CC: Zwerger Opal Neón (held double) in Pink 2010
Sleeve length worked: Option 1
Mods: Lengthened body by 4.75” (12 cm)
IG: @adalista | Ravelry: Project Page
Size g - Jessica S.
Ease at bust/chest: +8” (+20 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +6” (+15 cm)
Height: 5’5” (165 cm)
MC: LeRoo Cotton Fallfetti
CCs: LeRoo Cotton Forager Collection Minis
Sleeve length worked: Option 1
Mods: Shortened sleeves
IG: @Fehuknits
Size I - Maureen H.
Ease at bust/chest: +6” (+15 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +4” (+10 cm)
Height: 5’9” (175 cm)
MC: Brooklyn Tweed Arbor in Burnished
CCs: Brooklyn Tweed Arbor in Black Fig, Cobbler, Dorado, Shashiko, and Fleet
Sleeve length worked: Option 3
Mods: Lengthened body by 6” (15 cm)
