I had been scheming to make this top for a very long time!
It was on my last to-do list when I moved from Queenstown, but I didn't manage in time. I spent all the months of summer pining for it, because Auckland is a hot place and this seemed like the perfect dream of a summer top. I decided to use this mystery knit I have stashed for a LONG time - I think it's a designer deadstock with laser holes through it. I don't know what it is made of.
I went with size XXS but graded to S at the hips as I didn't want this to be skin tight
I shortened it 2" through the body
Used the low neck/racerback set of options
And went with bindings instead of bands because they seemed simplest. They were kind of a pain, and it may be that bands provide a more stable and nicer looking finish - especially in this fabric! I didn't realise how much the holes would affect the bindings, you can see through parts of them.
My overall thoughts are that I did not like this top very much. I don't know how to knot it to be the right amount of loose and comfortable. It does fit as expected but I'm just not enthusiastic about it. Possibly because I made it right as summer said goodbye, so I no longer wanted tops like this. I really do not think I'd make this pattern again in this way. I would consider making it with a bottom band to hold the two flaps, but I am not really a fan of having a knot at my back, and the flappy back bits are ok but not something I'd rush toward. That said, I bought a secondhand Lululemon top with similar features near the end of the summer so clearly I like the style to some degree.
