Stefanie Japel Explains How To Choose Knits To Fit Your Body Type

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About Fit Your Knits:
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Learn to make adjustments to the pattern in order to perfectly fit your body's shape. See how to create bust darts, decrease stitches to show off your waistline and add stitches to fit your hips, and change the length and taper of your sleeves for a truly custom fit. Stefanie will also show you how to take proper figure measurements for yourself or anyone you know, both vertical and horizontal and select the correct pattern size to adjust. Throughout the course, Stefanie also shares expert shaping and design tips, so that you can transform even the most shapeless of sweaters into custom-fit garments that you'll love to wear.

Throughout the course, Stefanie debunks the myth of the "average-sized" person, and helps you to embrace your own personal shape. With her guidance, you will soon be wearing a sweater that not only looks good on you, but feels good on your body. Go on-get out your tape measure and Fit Your Knits today.

About Stefanie Japel:
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Stefanie Japel learned to knit from her grandma when she was 8 years old. She grew up wearing her sweaters and borrowing the ones she made for other people. Most of these sweaters are raglans, knit in the round from the top. Stefanie continues this sweater-making tradition.

A gifted designer, Stefanie has published three knitting books: Glam Knits, Fitted Knits and From the Top. Her work has appeared in books and publications including Big Girl Knits, Stitch N Bitch Nation, KnitGrrl, Knit Wit, Not Another Teen Knitting Book, Interweave Knits, Knitscene, Knit.1 and Vogue Knitting. She has designed patterns for Stitch Diva Studios, Southwest Trading Co., JCA Reynolds, Artful Yarns, Tilli Tomas and Mission Falls.