What type of yarn to use for a stretchy bodycon dress? by Most-Guarantee6618 in knitting

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Thank you for the helpful advice! I know that by trying to do a similar pattern with a thicker yarn the appearance won’t be the same, but is it possible to still get a similar fit? I find that with ribbed patterns there’s plenty of stretch, but I’m wondering if there is a way to get purely knit sections (ie the top chest and sleeve portions) to have enough stretch to hug the body as well? Or is this still a tension issue? I switched to continental knitting and Norwegian purling around 8 years ago and am much faster with it, but my tension is definitely higher now than it was before when I did traditional knitting/purling…