Here is my final tee for the Pattern Review TNT tee contest, ending tomorrow! I often have grand plans to enter these contests and seldom follow through, so this is a little victory for me.
The final tee is a faux-wrap look (or criss-cross neckline or something). I drafted the neckline from the crew-neck version. I think the original pattern came with a variation that looks a lot like this, but I have no idea what happened to the "front" pattern piece for that.
The fabric is a ribbed, very stretchy rayon jersey that I've had in my stash for years. I don't have many garments in this deep purple color, but this top reminds me how much I like it! You can see from the back view below how drapey this fabric is. I'm thinking it would have made a nice dress.
Having made 5 of my TNT tees in the last month, I can really see how different knits behave with the same pattern. Typical tee shirt knit fabric makes structured, comfy tees (here and here). A firmer RPL with little stretch makes for a very form fitting (borderline tight) version. Drapey rayon yields fluid, loose results like this purple one and the yellow one.
Luckily, unlike the red one, I do have the perfect cowl for when temps finally cool off.
You can really see how I made my long sleeves super long. I always do this. I have super long arms and grew up with long sleeved shirts that were never long enough, so I not-so-subconsciously overcompensate now! :-)
The final tee is a faux-wrap look (or criss-cross neckline or something). I drafted the neckline from the crew-neck version. I think the original pattern came with a variation that looks a lot like this, but I have no idea what happened to the "front" pattern piece for that.
Luckily, unlike the red one, I do have the perfect cowl for when temps finally cool off.
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