DIY Network

No one likes spending lots of time knitting garments that don’t end up fitting! Knitwear and crochet designer Amy O’Neill Houck shares a sweater "template" rather than a pattern. She uses math formulas and techniques to customize this template. As you knit, you take measurements and make choices so that the resulting sweater fits your body, and has design elements of your choice as well (such as longer sleeves or body, tapered sleeves, different edgings and stitch patterns.)

 

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