Positive Ease

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Positive ease is a phrase that mystifies many knitters. Louet's post (What's a Positive Ease?) explains exactly what positive ease is, and how to choose your ideal garment size based on your personal preferences for fit.

"No Sew" Button Technique

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Some projects are commonly pushed aside once they are off the knitting needles or the last crochet stitch has been made. All the garment lacks is buttons. . .but it may take weeks or months to do that simple task.

Taking Time to Smell the Roses' technique might help save garments from the buttonless fate -  add the buttons as you knit or crochet the garment. 

The "no sew" technique is explained and illustrated in the post: "No Sew" Method of Attaching Buttons"