@anarodrigues

Adapting patterns is something every sewer ends up doing, but can sometimes feel like fighting someone else Math instead of starting from a clean base

Sewing Patterns : 200 Questions Answered by Sophie English is an excellent book. Lots of pictures / explanations on how to alter commercial patterns

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sewing-Patterns-200-Questions-Answers/dp/0785834028/ref=sr_1_5?crid=16ZWONJLNGNBH&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1jiaI-LAvjhJgOVDYaro-4HL9IGmP1qiWIWp3TmgarUWZ4G_IVNtcic5LGI4oHRmx1ySWyDv7J7BDzoB5zdqgJiVn6s0R0tHP5klRWKVt7c.0_tViHj1eYvykFNQezfL2_ilhOfO7ywgQJkHqFkgOUE&dib_tag=se&keywords=sewing+patterns+sophie+English&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1729854014&sprefix=sewing+patterns+sophie+english+%2Caps%2C121&sr=8-5

also (see next toot)