freesewing/markdown/org/docs/patterns/aaron/options/chestease/uk.md

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title: "Chest ease"

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![The chest ease option on Aaron](./chestease.svg)

How much room do you want at the chest?

Whatever value you provide here will simply be added to your chest circumference measurement when drafting the garment.

> Given that an undershirt has no arms, a little chest ease goes a long way. Add too much, and you'll end up with gaping armholes.

> ##### This option also allows negative values
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> You should only use negative ease if you are using a stretch material that you want to fit tightly. Overall stretch should be configured with the **stretch** option.

## Effect of this option on the pattern

![This image shows the effect of this option by superimposing several variants that have a different value for this option](aaron_chestease_sample.svg "Effect of this option on the pattern")