Vintage improvement

The great thing about using an existing garment as the pattern, is that you can see areas that you would like to improve or do differently. For example, I've decided to "knit-in" the hem, rather than sew it down after I've finished. Replacement on the left, vintage on the right.


Changing the placement of the increases to be sympathetic to the design elements was something else I wanted to do.

Vintage increases.


Replacement increases lining up with the "pyramids".


New and old side by side. (Yes I have already noticed THAT mistake).


So now I am working on the front... here's where I am up to... I call it "the danger zone" because it gets so tricky, and tension is really important.