I have made some progress on the tunic for my sister, however, even after reading the pattern, I have finally realised that I am starting at the bottom, but the size guide is based on bust.
My sister is more pear shaped than the model in the pattern picture and although the bottom is angled which would have some stretch/give, I don’t think it will fit (she is approx 3 sizes bigger in hip/seat). The pattern is basically a tube, so the width doesn’t change.
I am thinking of frogging it back to where I stopped increasing (only a few hours work ) to match the hip size and then figuring out some kind of decrease so it’s not a sack up top?
Any other suggestions? I’d be sad to not use the pattern, because I have been coveting it for my sister for a while now, but if I have to, I could find something else.
@Tea was responding at the same time as me and basically said my thoughts.
You aren’t starting at the bottom but one shoulder. I didn’t read everything but it appears Section 3 is where you build the width and where you’d make changes to fit your sister.
I am almost complete. It was my sister’s birthday yesterday, but its been smokey and rainy oitside for the last few days so I haven’t been able to wash and block it.
The shaping was quite an effort and I am hoping that it will look ok when I block it. I feel like I have made it twice over with the miscounting and frogging.
) to match the hip size and then figuring out some kind of decrease so it’s not a sack up top?