tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post167793406443205198..comments2024-02-25T08:24:32.822+00:00Comments on Confessions of a Sewing Novice: The 2017 Edition of Almost But Not Quite Pyjamas, plus Fit as a problemwestmoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305132395354227560noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-541959898473246442017-11-09T06:41:09.722+00:002017-11-09T06:41:09.722+00:00I, too, have the large bust issue and as I tend to...I, too, have the large bust issue and as I tend to make knit garments for myself, I size up to fit my bust. When I do this I automatically take 3/4" off the shoulder length and reshape the armhole accordingly - I don't alter the sleeve cap. I find knit garments are inherently more casual than woven tops and a droopy shoulder line just makes them look sloppy.Helen near Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255263233023808831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157694539788402550.post-59179402565569200292017-11-06T15:55:22.707+00:002017-11-06T15:55:22.707+00:00I pretty much always trace a 40 neckline and shoul...I pretty much always trace a 40 neckline and shoulder and then grade out with Burda. The exception is something like a jacket, which I trace the 42 and muslin and make adjustments. That's a potential easy fix, especially for simple knit tops, over doing the other Big Adjustments! <br /><br /><br />I LOVE the first tunic. I really like the underlayer. I don't think the print is childish at all. I think it is really nice and those colors are lovely. <br /><br />I like the second one too and hear you about the facings. I tend to loathe them in unlined garments. I feel it is a rare occasion that they just do what they are supposed to do!<br /><br />(for some reason I cannot comment on the blog using IE anymore. Blergh. KS_Sews (Dressmakingbacles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04687503853838975877noreply@blogger.com