In my endless, slow progress toward a well-fitting Scout, this version is for my cousin who is basically the same size as me. (Previous Scouts here, here, here, here) It's a size 4 at the top, going to a size 2 below the armscye. No other changes. It's interesting to see all my trial Scouts in different fabrics, but the main lesson (other than ugh, silk-velvet) was that a shoulder widening didn't improve the fit across my back. This version is much better. I will add in a sloping shoulder adjustment to my next Scout...but I'm hopeful that I'm finally nearly arrived at my goal!
Making a Scout is pretty easy. I french seamed the shoulders and sides, and therefore forgot what the seam allowance was to set in the sleeves, which I refuse to french seam, but it didn't influence the fit (I sort of went from 5/8 to 4/8 on one sleeve.) The fabric is a very densely knit cotton that I dyed about 2 summers ago, using shibori techniques.
And I've been looking for some kind of ideal, exciting knit top. So finally I got on the Grainline Hemlock bandwagon. Because it's free, and the dropped shoulder started to appeal to me. But I think this top needs a fabric with less body. My version is just...ok. I did what I could to make it wearable, aka I added cuffs to the sleeves and shortened the body by 2 inches. I might make another one in a lighter weight jersey and take 2" out of the center front and center back to narrow it a bit. Not sure yet.
The fabric for this, as boring as it may appear, is actually interlock weight organic cotton from siebenblau in Berlin. I love their website but they don't ship abroad, so during a recent trip I allowed myself to buy a few pieces of fabric there. It was overwhelming! There's still so much I wish I could have from their website!!
Making a Scout is pretty easy. I french seamed the shoulders and sides, and therefore forgot what the seam allowance was to set in the sleeves, which I refuse to french seam, but it didn't influence the fit (I sort of went from 5/8 to 4/8 on one sleeve.) The fabric is a very densely knit cotton that I dyed about 2 summers ago, using shibori techniques.
And I've been looking for some kind of ideal, exciting knit top. So finally I got on the Grainline Hemlock bandwagon. Because it's free, and the dropped shoulder started to appeal to me. But I think this top needs a fabric with less body. My version is just...ok. I did what I could to make it wearable, aka I added cuffs to the sleeves and shortened the body by 2 inches. I might make another one in a lighter weight jersey and take 2" out of the center front and center back to narrow it a bit. Not sure yet.
The fabric for this, as boring as it may appear, is actually interlock weight organic cotton from siebenblau in Berlin. I love their website but they don't ship abroad, so during a recent trip I allowed myself to buy a few pieces of fabric there. It was overwhelming! There's still so much I wish I could have from their website!!
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