A short top that is pefect as a quick summer project + uses fabric scraps that are too big to be thrown and too small for everything else.
To draft the pattern, trace a copy of your contoured bodice or knit bodice with darts, then ;) follow the instructions to change the basic block into this style ;)
Pick a light to medium weight knit and enjoy you newest make!
Trace a copy of back and front, then draw underbust line.
Widen waist dart at underbust so that it is 3cm at it all the way to the waist.
Extend center front 4 to 6cm below waistline, then draw a slanted hemline to waist level at side seam.
Draw a similar slanted line that starts in center front 4 to 6cm above underbust line, passes through dart at underbust and ens at side seam below underbust line.
Then draw front neckline passing 5 to 8cm above bust level.
Neckline ends at side seam 2cm below armpit and continues in the back.
Replace armhole with a new point 2 to 4cm inwards.
In center front, draw a round-ish cutout for drawstring.
Widen shoulder dart by 1cm at neckline.
Cut through the lines to get:
Check bodices shapes after closing darts and eventually blend the lines to get them smoother.
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