Pattern magic – take 1
In the pattern magic books, most designs will require to draft a sloper, but not all. The one I chose for warm-up is, of course, one that doesn’t. It’s a kind of a one-size-fits-all twisted knit shirt/sweater. The drafting took one hour tops. The sewing probably less than 15 minutes. It’s really just 3 seams on a single piece of fabric. I picked the same fabric than for DD’s Avalon jacket, because 1) I thought the stripey pattern would showcase the twisted draft well, and 2) DD is in a “partner look” phase. She keeps asking for clothes that look like mine or at least are made from the same fabric. My intention was good but I didn’t think it through: one-size-fit-all-japanese-women might not fit this hum… curvy lady. So I’m sparing you the pictures of sausagey me in the sweat and showing it on a hanger. You can have a peek at how it looks on a human body here.
The front is on grain, the back is cross-grain and the sleeves are on the bias.
Note to self for next time (and there will be one!): cut wider seams allowances or pick a knit with more give…
Now I’m confused – which pattern magic book is that? Because the photo of the reference is for a t-shirt with twisted seams, but not at all an unusual pattern, and you’d do well to start from a good sloper (or a t-shirt pattern that does fit you). And the lovely folds are only obtained by straightening out the seams on your body.
This is from the first pattern magic book. The book also includes a similar pattern for woven fabrics that is drafted from one’s sloper but this particular one for knits is a one-size-fits-all.