Like my dad says, there’s no home improvement project that doesn’t take at least three trips to Home Depot. The last issue with muslin #2 was that the leg around the knee was super twisted. Now let’s talk about how I fixed the issue?
Bow Legged vs. Knock Kneed
Here’s where we left off with muslin #2.
I’ve never had to make an adjustment like this. Or more likely, I had but didn’t realize I needed to? That’s possible as well. While wearing muslin #2, I pinched out fabric at the side seam and inseam on the leg to see which side would undo the twisting. Super scientific method!
What I realized was that when I pulled up/pinched out fabric on the side seam (outside) the pant leg below untwisted. If I did the same thing on the inseam (inside), it didn’t do anything. That told me that I needed to make a knock-knee pant adjustment. Who knew!?
The first time I made the adjustment I only shifted things by ½”.
You can see that didn’t entirely fix the issue. Bummer. The second time I made the adjustment, I shifted things by a full inch.
The shocker of the whole process was how big my adjustment needed to be! My left leg looks like it could use an even bigger adjustment, but there’s no way I’m going to have different patterns for my right and left legs. I’m not that much of a perfectionist.
Cascade
Thin Thigh Adjustment
I told you, make a change to your pattern, and that’ll have a cascading effect on the whole dang fit! I needed to make another thin thigh adjustment of ½”.
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