Sweater Dress

     Ok So with the pattern from the previous post I have started to make a Sweater Dress.  I figured it out thus far, though I am only 4 1/2 inches into the first piece of it.  Ok so to convert it into a sweater dress start out how it says BUT figure out how many stitches to cast on according to you HIP size, for example it says for a bust of 38in (my hip size) cast on 86 stitches.  Now it says to work 2x2 ribbing for 3 inches in 8needles (5mm), then switch to 6needles (4mm) and continue till it measures 5 1/2 inches then start decreasing, BUT the decrease is for your waist line, so instead of decreasing, start the stocking net stitch and make as long as you want it to be from your waist line (should be somewhere above your belly button for females [that indent in your side between your hip bone and bottom rib], and hips on males).
   
      THEN do you decreasing according to your bust size.  Say I have 86 stitches on my needle for my hip size and according to the pattern I need to only have 65 for my bust size, so in that decrease row I need to evenly decrease by 21 stitches instead of just 9 as it calls for originally.  Then work the pattern as it says till you finish.  Same with the Front piece.  Cast on according to your hip size, work however long (for me it's 20 inches [I'm 5'6"]) then do the correct amount of decreases in the decrease row for your bust size and finish it according to the pattern.

     Don't quote me exactly on this, though I seriously hope it works out. It will take a while for me to have a finished product according to orders, ableness to get more yarn for it and of course the childrens ^_^  BUT If you finish it, post a picture and shoot me the link in the comments below.

Good Luck In your Adventures!

**Edit**  Ok Scratch switching to the smaller needles.  Continue with the larger needles until you get to 3inches above your hips THEN switch to the smaller needles for 2 1/2 inches THEN decrease, and go back to the larger needles, Using the smaller needles helps with shaping, along with the decrease.