Welcome to the Grainline Hemlock! I didn't like this pattern at all when I first made it. Since then styles have changed, as they do, and I don't know what sounds better than a drop sleeved oversized curved hem top. This pattern is free and it's one size fits all. It is better suited to lightweight, drapey fabrics. Don't be like me and make it out of a stiff sweatshirting weight jersey (here.)
It took a few modifications to perfectly achieve my vision.
Version 1 is shortened 4 inches - this is the original pattern I used a few years ago. In a drapey silk viscose knit it's fantastic. I used about 2 inches of the sleeve. I love this shirt and I think I was insane not to love it before. If I keep rediscovering my own patterns, I'll never need to buy more!
(Yes those are my new Papercut Palisade pants. I recycled pictures!)
Version 2 used the short version as the side seam length, and then lengthened (the back) and shortened (the front) using the curve from the Megan Nielsen Briar tee. I also inspected the sleeve and changed the curve of the body, slightly like the Strata top body-sleeve area, so that it would not bunch up in my armpit as much. (Interestingly this is the same design feature that I complained about on my first Strata top. I reserve the right to contradict myself freely.)
Version 3 is the version of my dreams. I lowered the front curve a bit, and also extended the shoulder seam down one inch.
This is merino blend from Otara in Auckland, land of cheap fabrics. There may be a lot of blend in there because it's quite lightweight and doesn't feel like merino.
And then on version 4 so I wouldn't have too many TOTALLY IDENTICAL items in my wardrobe, I added cuffs, but the shoulder seam is back in the previous location, same as the grey one. This merino is from The Fabric Store, and it feels quite a bit denser than the stuff from Otara. The challenge is on: is $40 merino better than $10 dollar merino?
I'm done with this now!
It took a few modifications to perfectly achieve my vision.
Version 1 is shortened 4 inches - this is the original pattern I used a few years ago. In a drapey silk viscose knit it's fantastic. I used about 2 inches of the sleeve. I love this shirt and I think I was insane not to love it before. If I keep rediscovering my own patterns, I'll never need to buy more!
(Yes those are my new Papercut Palisade pants. I recycled pictures!)
Version 2 used the short version as the side seam length, and then lengthened (the back) and shortened (the front) using the curve from the Megan Nielsen Briar tee. I also inspected the sleeve and changed the curve of the body, slightly like the Strata top body-sleeve area, so that it would not bunch up in my armpit as much. (Interestingly this is the same design feature that I complained about on my first Strata top. I reserve the right to contradict myself freely.)
Version 3 is the version of my dreams. I lowered the front curve a bit, and also extended the shoulder seam down one inch.
This is merino blend from Otara in Auckland, land of cheap fabrics. There may be a lot of blend in there because it's quite lightweight and doesn't feel like merino.
And then on version 4 so I wouldn't have too many TOTALLY IDENTICAL items in my wardrobe, I added cuffs, but the shoulder seam is back in the previous location, same as the grey one. This merino is from The Fabric Store, and it feels quite a bit denser than the stuff from Otara. The challenge is on: is $40 merino better than $10 dollar merino?
I'm done with this now!
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