I made 2 new jackets, the first one is the black one and second is the grey one which I am still working on but playing with the sleeve.
The black jacket has a normal pitch where I followed the patterns, and the grey jacket I rotated the sleeve backwards by half an inch.
I like the pitch and how the sleeve hangs on the grey jacket but It looks messy at the back. What is going on here? Not sure if relevant but black jacket is completed and grey jacket does NOT have any sleeve headings.
Any other changes I should make? I am considering making the waist an inch ******. Also, the back vent likes to ride up, could that be because I am not stretching the side seams or the waist too snug?
Overall a think it’s a really good effort and you should be very proud of yourself. It’s easy to knit pick issues, but since you asked I will oblige. There’s probably a bit too much centre back balance, so square the neck. Pin out to know the exact amount. There may also be too much curve on the centre back seam, causing the fullness between the blades. You may also need to let out the centre back neck.
You possibly have a balance issue on the back but I will let others comment on that as I'm not experienced enough to identify it.
The wrinkling under the collar looks like it's too tight there, but when I had that problem it was because I didn't have enough fullness in the shoulder seam. This fullness turned out to be more important than I realised when it came to fit! 5/8" is what Rory says in the videos.
To me, the sleeve looks like it's falling off the shoulder slightly (i.e. the top needs to be moved up the shoulder slightly). However, that could be because the back itself is too wide.
Wait for more experienced people to comment, I'm just trying to develop my eye for this!
One thing I would say is that, having sewn in the facing, it makes it harder to make certain alterations. I'd encourage you to post pictures earlier in the process. So far I've embarrassed myself twice in front of the community with my pocket baste fitting pictures, it's time someone else took a turn 😉