After making Spy Tops for the little girls I had on my to-do list to sew one for myself. By the time I got around to it, the weather wasn’t cold enough to commit to a cowl neck so I made a couple without the cowl.
These were fun to sew, super fast and it was a good
opportunity to put a few of those printed knits (both from Crafty Mamas) to use. I bought this
fabric with intentions to use it for myself, it is a German knit and the
quality is unreal. I used a black jersey for the contrast cuffs and like how it frames the print.
This Lillestoff print is a little less “out there” but the tone-on-tone leaf print is enough to give a bit of interest.
The pattern was drafted using my Skippy dress as a base. I took the top portion and modified it heaps – removed the gathers from the sleeves, brought in the side seams a bit for a more slim-fit, added some length then finished it off with wide cuffs on the hem and sleeves.
There are lots of top patterns around now, I don’t know if anyone would be interested in this one or if you can just draft your own? What do you reckon? If enough people are interested I could write up a pattern for this – and include the cowl neck option and perhaps a couple of other variations? These tops have been on high-rotation in the wardrobe lately, just right for that in-between seasons change.
SUPPLIES:
Swaffing, Cherry Picking, Love Boat in Blue jersey
Black jersey
Lillestoff, Leafly in mint jersey
Robert Kaufman, Laguna in Emerald jersey
