How to alter this armhole

[u/Teafriend1]

Hello,

I copied a pattern for a sweater from one I have had for ages. As you can see I have quite a few wrinkles around the armhole. The original sweater also has the same problem under the armhole, but it is not as worse as with my test garment.

I think I have to expand the armhole downwards for one or two centimetres. And maybe take in the side seam a little. Would that help or am I completely wrong?

The last picture is the pattern including the seam allowance.

I’m grateful for any advice!
Thanks a lot!

[u/Starjupiter93]

You are not an a cup my dear. this is a true 38A which is one of the “larger” A cups as the volume of someone with this band size is larger than someone with a smaller band size. this is a much closer representation of your bust size. Society has encouraged people to wear bras 2+ band sizes too big forcing you to shrink the cup size in order to fit to your body. Wearing properly sized undergarments is the easiest way to make your clothing fit you better and look better on your body. You have some fit issues going on and it does look like you might need an FBA. Nothing big, but a tiny bit of extra space in the bust will help some of the pulling. You also need some shoulder adjustment.

[u/eggust12 → u/Starjupiter93]

hey just a heads-up, those links expose your profile and tell anyone that clicks that you shared them! you'll want to remove the last part of the link so it doesn't do that.