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Saturday, January 13, 2007

FO:BWOF 12/06 Dress morphed into Twist top

Yes , another pesky knit top( One of the very garment that is so derided online)
Nothing special except that the knit top started life as a dress in Burda WOF December 2006

Fabric:
Purple Viscose Lycra Knit
Pattern :
Burda WOF 12/06 Style #110
Modifications:
Using a basic well fitting knit top pattern.I have knit slopers made for Burda Pattern 3197 and Vogue/Butterick B6084 ( which works for Big 3/4)
This time I used a basic pattern from Burda WOF 10/2006 # 114 for the modifications.
This pattern is very close cousin to the famous Burda paper pattern version

1.Overlay the unaltered basic knit on the front and back pattern on the dress pattern pieces.

With Burda , the draft is ( always) consistent and the waistline are always marked.
Note the size on the knit top pattern that corresponds to your measurements.This will accomodate for the difference in ease rquired by a woven vs knit fabric.

2.Trace on the style lines onto native unaltered knit patterns.

3.Using a well fitting pattern cancels trying to jazz up a new armhole /sleeve combo.

4.Alter the new pattern pieces for figure xteristics( not flaws) The dress pattern has a low , wide neckline and I needed to add about 2 cm and raise the back neckline.
FBA easy to do ( except I forgot to remove the waistline excess)
Great version of ever popular twist top.
This tweaked pattern I intend to make again in a print knit.
Would also be super in stretch silk charmeuse.

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