First mirror front copy to have it full.

Adjust the length to knee or mid-calf, then taper at hemline 2 to 3cm from sides, blending at hips.

Draw a slash line from neckline 4 to 5cm towards the left to bust point. Cut through the line, close left bust dart and open its volume in the new slash line.

See that bust dart volume was manipulated in the new slash line?

Draw slash lines for the side knot at waist: they originate from right dart approx at waist level (1 to 2cm above and below), and their direction is:

• two lines end at right side seam
• one line ends at neckline, approx 3cm from center towards left
• one line ends at left bust point
• one line ends at right side seam 4 to 6cm above waistline
• one more line starts where previous slash line hits center front and ends a couple cm below waistline.

Cut through all slash lines, you get:

• right bodice
• left bodice, on which slash line from bust point was not opened yet
• middle left section
• middle right section
• skirt, on which you draw a horizontal slash lines connecting bottom dart apexes, then draw the line from right apex to right side seam, 6 to 8cm below hipline.

Cut through the slash lines where you see ‘open’ and close the darts where you see ‘close’. This way you manipulate dart volume in the new shape.