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Have You Seen The #KnitPetiteProject?

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Petite knitting projectI just came across this the other day and it’s super cool so I wanted to share.

Canary Knits has been running since February a #KnitPetiteProject, which includes all sorts of great information on who is considered petite and why, the perils of buying and making clothes as a petite person and how  and where one might need to alter knitting patterns because they are petite.

Future posts — the plan is to have a post weekly through the end of the year — will cover things like what petite knitters can learn from sewing, petite-friendly designers, shopping for petites and a #KnitPetiteProject stitchalong.

What’s out there already is really interesting. I really liked seeing real-life examples of the same garment on people of different heights and sizes, with a discussion of how patterns could be altered to be more successful on petite frames. She also has a great rundown of potential problems with standard patterns for petite people, and how those issues are multiplied when you’re a full-figured petite.

All of this is so interesting to me as a knitter and a designer, even though I’m not petite. If you happen to be, you are definitely going to want to check this series out and bookmark it to return as new posts are added through the year.

If you’re a petite knitter and can relate to the sizing problems she’s talking about, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[Photo: Canary Knits/Interweave.]

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