Monday, December 2, 2013

December Burda Challenge–12/2013 #119

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Slouchy, cowl-neck, giant-armed, sparkly knit top? Check. I gotta say, is a fun top. I do have to admit that Burda had me worried though. It says that the top, “helped by the generous cut and the small pleats at the shoulders, beautifully caresses the décolleté.” Burda is notorious for belly-button scratching, low-front tops. This one, surprising, isn’t bad at all. I do have a cami on but you can’t even see it. One change I made is to grade it a size smaller than normal. Instead of grading down to a 34 (the smallest size of this pattern is a 36), I went down one more size. I thought it looked very loose on the models and figured knocking the size down would fix the potential low-front issue. This fabric is from the National City Swap Meet. It’s a thin black sweater knit with metallic threads running through it.
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You can see the arms are set in very low. It has an elastic waist band sewn into a casing. The front cowl is very generous. If you have sewn the Vogue 1250 dress, you know there are small pleats on either side of the cowl which adds to the cowl. This pattern has three small pleats on each side. If you make this top, be sure to use a thin and draping fabric.
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Here is a pretty mundane back view. However, it’s interesting that the shoulders seem to fit me really well here. And remember, I sized down on this top!
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Here is the inside. You can see the sleeves are huge! The cowl is interesting inside too. Instead of just stitching it to the shoulder seams, you also sew the inside portion to the sleeve seams. The really makes it so that baby is not flipping out to the front like some cowls are apt to do.
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Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. We had a ton of family over and ate until we were stuffed like turkeys.

10 comments:

kristin said...

This looks like a great top! stylish, yet comfortable :)

Kristine Balinski said...

Sparkly Dawn, Sparkly Dawn... Nice job, it looks comfy but in a very posh way!

Lyndle said...

Looks great! And all done by the 2nd of Dec...

Sue Kenny said...

Great top - I just made a Burda sparkly top but one for the warm weather. Enjoy wearing your top out to all the end of year functions!

The Material Lady said...

Looks good. And my edition hasn't even arrived yet!

Kristy Chan said...

A fantastic time of the year for a sparkly top, and it's always a good time for a cowl neck top! Congratulations on finishing your Burda challenge for the year!

Ally Design Rewind Fashions said...

This top looks gorgeous and comfortable all at the same time! It looks super cute mixed with the animal print skirt.

Levone said...

Woo hoo, congrats on finishing the challenge! I loved seeing which pattern you chose to make each month. I only sewed a few patterns from my subscription this year but I still love getting them.

Cocos Loft said...

How very pretty! gorgeous fabric, and your fit is perfect.

Danielle said...

That top looks great! I am looking for a pattern for a deep-V cowl neck top but where the bodice and sleeves are more fitted than the one you made here. Any suggestions? Thanks!