Funfetti: Tester Showcase
I’m so grateful for all of the test knitters who helped ensure this pattern was the best it could be! Check out the details about each of their projects below. This is a great opportunity to see the pattern worked in a wide range of yarns and modeled on folks of different shapes and sizes.
You can find detailed information about this pattern, including a full schematic, through the pattern page linked below.
Size A - Vida W.
Ease at bust/chest: +1” (+2.5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +0.5” (+1.5 cm)
Height: 5’1” (155 cm)
MC: Stitch Together in Brown Butter
CCs: Camp Color in High Femme, Hot Mess, Audiophile, Orange Ya Glad, Lemon Drop, and Siren Song; Brujeria Lana in Grisoles; Trippin w Dixi in OOAK Gypsy; Urban Girl Yarns in Kava
Mods: Worked sleeves to elbow length.
IG: @vida.makes
Size B - Terri
Ease at bust/chest: +3” (+7.5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +2.25” (+6 cm)
Height: 5’2” (158 cm)
MC: Dragon Hoard Yarn Storytime DK in Tombstone
CCs: Ginger's Hand Dyed Sheepish Sock (held double) in Voyager; Nerd Girl Yarns Bounce & Stomp in Nevertheless She Persisted
Sleeve length worked: Option 2
Mods: None
IG: @Craftymisstinyt | Ravelry: Project Page
Size B - Eva
Ease at bust/chest: -0.75” (-2 cm)
Ease at upper arm: 0” (0 cm)
Height: 4’11” (150 cm)
MC: Lana Grossa Meilenweit Merino 6 ply in Natural
CCs: Gardenflower Yarn Sock Minis Neon (held double) in Yellow, Orange, Pink, Purple, Blue, Swimming Pool and Green
Sleeve length worked: Option 3
Mods: Worked 2x2 ribbing instead of 1x1 ribbing
IG: @Evastrickt | Ravelry: Project Page
Size c - Janie E.
Ease at bust/chest: +3.5” (+9 cm)
Ease at upper arm: 0” (0 cm)
Height: 5’3” (160 cm)
MC: Sandnes Garn Double Sunday in Grey Heather
CCs: Hand dyed mini skeins from Long Dog Yarn's Lord of the Rings collection, plus a few other random mini skeins from other dyers
Sleeve length worked: Option 1
Mods: Lengthened body by 1.5” (4 cm)
IG: @janiessimplejoys | Ravelry: Project Page
Size C - Amie E.
Ease at bust/chest: +5” (+12.5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +1” (+2.5 cm)
Height: 5’7” (170 cm)
MC: Berocco Vintage DK in Red Pepper
CC: Berocco Vintage DK in Chana Dall, Breezeway; Berroco Vintage Baby in Peach
Sleeve length worked: Option 3
Mods: Lengthened body by 3” (7.5 cm)
IG: @amie.makes
Size C - Taylor F.
Ease at bust/chest: +3” (+7.5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +3.5” (+9 cm)
Height: 5’2” (158 cm)
MC: Loops & Threads Luxe Merino in Rhubarb
CC: Loops & Threads Luxe Merino in Sand and Rose
Sleeve length worked: Option 2
Mods: None
IG: @honeyfoxknits | Ravelry: Project Page
Size C - Amanda
Ease at bust/chest: +2.5” (+6.5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +1” (+2.5 cm)
Height: 5’7” (170 cm)
MC: Juniper Moon Patagonia in Light Grey
CC: Bo Peep Luxury Baby in Apple, Cheeky, Pumpkin, Sunshine and Under the Sea.
Mods: Worked dot motif stacked instead of staggered, worked elbow length sleeves
IG: @Mandagocraft | Ravelry: Project Page
Size D - Emily M.
Ease at bust/chest: +2” (+5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +1.75” (+4.5 cm)
Height: 5’6” (168 cm)
MC: Silly Goose Yarns Tweed DK in English Professor
CCs: Silly Goose Yarns Plump Fingering (held double) in Ink Stain; Garthenor Organic Beacon; Lavender Lune Yarn Co DK in Foxy and Fernwood; PagesnPurls Emma
Sleeve length worked: Option 2
Mods: Lengthened body by 3” (7.5 cm)
IG: @thebotanicalknitter | Ravelry: Project Page
Size E - Mary A.
Ease at bust/chest: +2” (+5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +2” (+5 cm)
Height: 5’5” (165 cm)
MC: Purl Soho Knitting Yarn in Thunder Cloud
CC: Stress Knits 2022 Holiday Advent (held double)
Sleeve length worked: Option 3
Mods: Lengthened body by 0.5” (1.5 cm)
IG: @bluestocking_knits | Ravelry: Project Page
Size E - Annelise G.
Ease at bust/chest: +4.5” (+11.5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: 0” (0 cm)
Height: 5’3” (160 cm)
MC: Knitpicks Gloss DK in Robot
CCs: Wool2Dye4 Platninum DK minis dyed (by me!) with cochineal, dyer's coreopsis and cota (aka: Hopi Tea or Greenthread from New Mexico)
Sleeve length worked: Option 1
Mods: None
IG: @ahgorensek | Ravelry: Project Page
Size E - Taylor B.
Ease at bust/chest: +2” (+5 cm)
Ease at upper arm: 0” (0 cm)
Height: 5’9” (175 cm)
MC: Cascade BFL in Charcoal
CCs: (All held double) The Scranton Stitcher's Summer at the Shack Mystery Minis in Jack-o-Melon, Pine Tree, Stan o' War, Mr. Mystery, and The Journal; Stix and Stones Merino Sock in Spooky; Dream in Colour Smooshy Sock in Naked Shame; Northern Bee Studio Yak Sock in Gold Rush; Mondim Retrosaria in 112 (green); Kreme Soul Wool Lazy Linen in Brick (04)
Sleeve length worked: Option 3
Mods: None
IG: @t.b.makes | Ravelry: Project Page
Size E - Raissa N.
Ease at bust/chest: +6.25” (+16 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +1.5” (+4 cm)
Height: 5’9” (176 cm)
MC: Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt in Colorway 2564
CC: Panda Crypto 8 ply in Colorway 4; Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt in Colorway 2650 and Colorway 3021
Sleeve length worked: Option 3
Mods: Lengthened body by 4.75” (12 cm) and knit sleeves from a larger size
IG: @NorthFibreArts | Ravelry: Project Page
Size E - Shruthi
Ease at bust/chest: +4” (+10 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +3.5” (+9 cm)
Height: 5’7” (170 cm)
Yarn: Malabrigo Arroyo in Plomo, Azul Profundo and Vaa
Mods: Shortened sleeves
IG: @KnitsByShru | Ravelry: Project Page
Size F - Ada
Ease at bust/chest: +6.5” (+17 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +3.25” (+8 cm)
Height: 5’9” (174 cm)
MC: Lana Grossa Tweed Meilenweit (held double) in Blue 112
CC: Zwerger Opal Neón (held double) in Pink 2010
Sleeve length worked: Option 1
Mods: Lengthened body by 4.75” (12 cm)
IG: @adalista | Ravelry: Project Page
Size g - Jessica S.
Ease at bust/chest: +8” (+20 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +6” (+15 cm)
Height: 5’5” (165 cm)
MC: LeRoo Cotton Fallfetti
CCs: LeRoo Cotton Forager Collection Minis
Sleeve length worked: Option 1
Mods: Shortened sleeves
IG: @Fehuknits
Size I - Maureen H.
Ease at bust/chest: +6” (+15 cm)
Ease at upper arm: +4” (+10 cm)
Height: 5’9” (175 cm)
MC: Brooklyn Tweed Arbor in Burnished
CCs: Brooklyn Tweed Arbor in Black Fig, Cobbler, Dorado, Shashiko, and Fleet
Sleeve length worked: Option 3
Mods: Lengthened body by 6” (15 cm)
