eDress - It's Growing on Me

Fishhead pose

Or is it just growing?

This is my first ePattern. Though I managed to make it difficult(*), it was really easy and fun. And I think I like the result.

This eDress from The Sewing Workshop is one of several downloadable patterns they issue. It is printed on ordinary printer paper, then with a small-scale schematic, you piece it together. Finally you either cut your size or trace it.

The fabric is a very inexpensive piece of poly knit from the WWIT part of my stash. The bottom piece is ponte, as is the lighter brown trim on the neck and armscye. I did not have enough of the lighter brown to cut it cross-wise, so it doesn't hug in properly. This is sort-of a muslin but I did wear it around the house and DH says it's cute.

Knits are a mystery to me. How do you make a muslin? Do you acquire various cheap knits with varying degrees of stretch? How about varying weights? And how do you know what size? Negative ease? (No) And will it grow as you wear it? So many unknowns.

OTH, knits are very forgiving, so perhaps I fret too much.

(*) It can be more frustrating mentally stimulating if you try to cut your size and piece the pages in one pass.