I swear, I tweak that Barb E pattern one more time it'll practically be my own. Finally managed to make it not look like a Picasso, now I want to change how the increase for the breasts are done to make them a bit prettier.
*Continued to adjust and play with it, tried it flat, reached the limit of my crochet abilities. I'm glad I have the AA pattern. I'm going to try a corrected version of the boy pattern and see if that works out.
If anyone who crochets would like to try my altered version of the torso and see if they can help me figure it out let me know.