Sunday, March 14, 2021

Adding Fullness to Hourglass Patterns: Drape Neck Knit Top by Adding Pleats/Tucks at the Shoulder


My favorite part of sewing is taking a pattern and manipulating it to get a whole new design.  Here's one that will allow you to add fullness to my Drape Neck Knit Top Pattern:  Hourglass Patterns©: Drape Neck Knit Top 4-28 by adding shoulder tucks or pleats.  What I love about this hack is you get fullness, but that fullness is isolated at the neck only, hence leaning over does not reveal your bare chest.  Other methods of creating drape require you to expand the circumference of the bust line, thereby creating a problem when leaning over. 


 

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Detailed Body Measurements

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