I had to alter this pattern a bit. Under the box-stitch section, I added 4 decreases for waist-shaping. Then, a little bit above the side slits I did a round with 4 increases, knit a round, and then did another round with 4 more increases for hip shaping. For the arms, the instructions call for 12 rows of boxstitch with a decrease at the beginning of each row, and then 14 more rows of boxstitch without the decreases. I switched it so that I did the 14 non-decrease rows first, and then the 12 decrease rows. This fits the shape of my upper arms MUCH better. Oh, also, I used US 10.5 needles for the yoke, and box-stitch section of the chest area, then switched to size 10 needles for the lower part of the tunic and the arms.

Hint: to keep your bra-straps from showing, take a few pieces of left over yarn from this project, and stitch them through the shoulder areas at strategic places so that you can tie them around your bra-straps to hold them in place. It worked quite well for me the other night. I could have worn a strapless bra, but the shirt that works best under my sweater also has spaghetti straps that need to be hidden. (I didn’t do this in the picture, thus the strap peeking out from under the button in the shoulder close-up)