CustomFit Help Center

CustomFit

• Getting Started

  • What is CustomFit?
  • How do I start using CustomFit?
  • How much does CustomFit cost?
  • Can I buy a CustomFit pattern without entering measurements or a gauge?
  • What kinds of sweaters can CustomFit make?
  • Can I knit my CustomFit pattern without seams?
  • What do the abbreviations in my pattern mean?

• Body Measurements

  • I want to change one of my body measurements. How do I do that?
  • What are the Essential measurements?
  • What are the Extras measurements?
  • What are the Optional measurements?
  • Can I edit my body measurements after I've created them?
  • My sweater's armhole doesn't fit well. How can I tell if my armhole depth is correct?

• Gauge and Swatching

  • Can I edit my gauge after I've created it?
  • How much yarn should I buy for my sweater?
  • How accurate is my yardage estimate?
  • Why doesn't my gauge appear in the drop-down menu for the design I've chosen?

• Choosing A Sweater

  • What do close, average, relaxed, and oversized fit mean?
  • What does "buttonband allowance" mean?
  • How does CustomFit measure neckline depth?
  • What should I choose for neckline depth?
  • Can I use CustomFit to make a pattern by a designer who is not Amy Herzog?
  • Can I make any of Amy's patterns using CustomFit?
  • What is a CustomFit recipe?

• As You Knit

  • Why does my pattern include length measurements and row counts? What happens if they don't match up?
  • My hourglass pattern tells me to decrease for waist shaping at multiple points. Why is that?
  • Why is the cast-on of my sleeve so wide?
  • Does CustomFit include selvedges?
  • How far in from the edge should I work my shaping?
  • How should I work shaping at the edge of my knitting?
  • Why doesn't the front of my hourglass sweater have waist shaping?
  • Why is my sweater's length longer than I expected it to be?
  • What does "every 2nd RS row" or "every 3rd RS row" mean?
  • Which buttonhole should I use?

• Using and Troubleshooting CustomFit

  • ★ Why is CustomFit giving me an error?
  • Does CustomFit save my pattern-in-progress?
  • Are raglan or yoked sweaters available in CustomFit?

• Once You've Finished

  • How do I seam my sleeve cap?
  • What is blocking? Should I block my sweater pieces before seaming?
  • Why isn't my sleeve cap the same height as my armhole?