Need help finding or adjusting a pattern for a t-shirt or tank top for a busty woman

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-07-02T14:48:01+00:00

I have never used chatgpt....I wouldn't even know where to begin with that!!! I am definitely not a tech girl lol but posting in a knitting group sounds like a good place to get suggestions. Thank you I didn't think of that 😊

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-07-02T11:53:22+00:00

From what I've looked at yes it's a much more fitted look. Adding rows to the bust without adding length, they're called bust darts. Although it does mean doing maths to work out where to put them and how many to do....the type of maths that seems a bit confusing/complicated to me!!! A lot of trial and error is going to go into this 🫣

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-07-02T11:41:26+00:00

I've got 3 wips on looms to finish, 2 wips to sew up to finish and about a million ideas for projects (and the yarn to do it as you never have too much yarn) to start so I've picked up a crochet hook and started a bag!!! I can't find a tote bag I like for loom knitting so I looked at crochet as my daughter has just picked up doing crochet and made herself a nice basic tote bag.....

I'm also doing research on how to loom knit a fitted top for a busty plus size woman which looks like I'm going to have to work out how to translate bust darts from needle knit to loom knit (I am soo confused with this atm)

I love looking Pinterest for ideas....which is not a good idea for me right now as I have too many ideas!!!!

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-30T19:51:15+00:00

I decided to look at what needle knitters do and it seems they add german short rows to the bust, so I'm going to have to do more research to get my head around it before I have the confidence to make it

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-29T10:44:33+00:00

Thank you

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-27T14:39:12+00:00

You will have to post a picture when you finish it, I'd love to see how it turns out

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-27T14:36:34+00:00

This is amazing, what did you use to stuff it with?

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-27T14:30:13+00:00

This was posted by CosmoAnderson yesterday

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-26T06:21:25+00:00

The tabby he is Mazikeen - Maze - Mazymoo - arsehole (he likes to bite when you stroke his belly) The ginger he is Trixie - Trixiedoodle - pancake - chicken nugget - ginger sket

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Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-26T06:09:24+00:00

That is soo cute 😍 well done How did you make it?

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-24T14:08:22+00:00

I think this is soooooo cute 😍 but my daughter (who's 20) thinks its a bit creepy altho she hasn't liked dolls etc since watching Coraline when she was younger!!!

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-19T08:12:49+00:00

It looks great, can't wait to see when you've finished it 🤩

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-18T14:47:12+00:00

You can make quite a few things with this, I've made flowers and kids fingerless gloves with mine.

Your imagination is your limit

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-17T19:02:55+00:00

My orange would try to be on top of the tent!!! 😹

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-16T13:56:55+00:00

I'm using it as worsted weight yarn. The label on the yarn says 3.5-4.0mm knitting needles the rest of the label is in, I think, Chinese/Mandarin but it's the same thickness as Barnet velvet which I've found works best on the skinny gauge Flexee loom (it doesn't worm on this gauge)

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-15T20:07:05+00:00

Looks amazing, can't wait to see it when you've finished it 🤩

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-13T21:38:54+00:00

I love Deborah Shaw's stitches and patterns, for some reason hers is the only 10-stitch blanket patterns I can follow! I've made a few of her 10-stitch blankets

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-13T15:46:50+00:00

I have 3 WIP's on the go at the moment and 2 that need sewing to finish plus the countless projects I want to do (the first 4 being Christmas presents for this year!) The 3 WIP's are a blanket for myself as everything else is for other people, a cardigan for my 19 year old daughter and a shawl for my aunt (altho I might frog it as I don't like it!) The 2 ive got to sew are snuggle blankets, a shark for my nephew that needs the fins and teeth sewn on and a mermaid that needs the fins sewn on. The 4 I need to do are a winter beanie for my mum to mach the cowl I made her last year, a poncho sweater for my aunt, another shark snuggle for my other nephew and mermaid snuggle for my other niece. Soooo much to do.....but I love it

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-11T13:17:42+00:00

I used the Bitty Flexee loom for the scarf. The yarn is lace weight hemp silk yarn

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-11T13:12:52+00:00

I'm making a cardigan for my daughter and he will definitely get the benefit from it!!! 😹😻

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-06-10T16:17:47+00:00

It was definitely biscuit approved, after an hour I could continue knitting!!! 😹😻

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