Thanks to help from this Threads article (which is actually the cheatsheet for a full article that’s more about theory), I successfully graded a pattern that I’d scaled up from Hunnisett.
I’m pretty decent at sleeves, but I usually guess and have to make three muslins to get the right fit. The Threads article showed me how to measure and get the right grade, slash ‘n spread, and *ta da* right size in the first try. Ok, technically not the first try, since I did make a muslin of the very first scale-up just to see how much the book’s size didn’t fit me. I think Hunnisett’s patterns are about a modern 6 or 8 dress size, so up we go.
The graded muslin was perfect, now I have a pattern to cut from the fabric, plus I know how much bigger to scale the ruffles to match. Wheee, I’m learning.
And I’m making good time… I may be able to socialize this month…