The pattern is based on a ready to wear shirt that I bought from a thrift shop back in 2013. The thing I really liked about that shirt was the sleeves that gathered on top of the shoulder. I figured that I could do that.
I used my basic knit sloper for a bodice that ends directly under my bust with darts under the bust. I extended the arm hole directly out from the shoulder for about 7" or 8" and then angled it back to the bottom of the arm hole. I created a V neckline front and back with a deeper V at the front. I sewed the shoulder seams first then pressed the seams out and stitched 3/8" away from the seam line on each side to create two channels. I then made a long rouleaux loop and cut it into 4 and threaded each piece through one of the channels tacking them in place at the neckline and tying a knot at each end.
I then added two rectangles, one front and one back to make the lower half of the skirt tapering the rectangles out from the under bust dimensions to my hip dimensions. I sewed up and serged the side seams and then hemmed the bottom with a 1/2" double fold hem.
The neckline I finished off with a narrow band. and left the arm hole unfinished (so that the straps could move within their channels.
I really like the way this shirt came out and find myself reaching for it quite a bit. Definitely a winner.
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