Rae's Spring Top: Angel Top
The problem was that although that wide-necked baggy style is tre chic right now, the simple fact is that it does not look good on me. It's really not the most flattering unless you possess waifish qualities. And even then, well...I shall let the picture above speak for itself (tangent: and those pants. OY. Would she really go out of the house in that getup?). But I did not know this until I tried it. So the first version of this top got scrapped. Luckily it was huge and baggy so I just changed the side seams and came up with the top shown above. I'm calling it the "Angel Top" only because the sleeves look like little wings to me, not because I am ever close to anything resembling an angel.
Just in case you wanted to make one too, I have created some hand-sketched instructions that are nowhere near the standard of quality you may be used to with my other patterns or tutorials. If you can manage to read my chicken scratchings or muddle your way through the drawings, you may in fact be able to create something similar to this top. It works best with stretchy knits; a serger is not necessary although if you decided to use stretch lace like I did you should finish the raw inside edges somehow (zigzag stitch would be fine). Good luck!
