From 6e47b6ce14550f1fd550dbd5fc2ef8ebf9d706a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joost De Cock Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 21:17:52 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update source file en.md skip-build --- .../org/showcase/drop-shoulder-sven/en.md | 73 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 73 insertions(+) create mode 100644 markdown/org/showcase/drop-shoulder-sven/en.md diff --git a/markdown/org/showcase/drop-shoulder-sven/en.md b/markdown/org/showcase/drop-shoulder-sven/en.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..b2568bc20b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/markdown/org/showcase/drop-shoulder-sven/en.md @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +--- +maker: "Jasmine" +caption: "Holding out the arm of this drop-shoulder Sven lets you really get a feel for the effect of the modification" +date: "2023-01-19" +image: "https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hl5bw8cj/site-content/eb6eb402ffce2e41a4bf6a7f1b110e01ed98666f-1956x2608.jpg" +intro: "So FreeSewing user Jasmine created this awesome drop-shoulder Sven with a little sleeve cap pleat, and it's incredible. But it gets better, because she created a write-up on how to do the whole thing. Check out the finished product here, but scroll down if you want the whole how-to!" +title: "Drop Shoulder Sven" +designs: ["sven"] +--- + +So FreeSewing user Jasmine created this awesome drop-shoulder Sven with a little sleeve cap pleat, and it's incredible. But it gets better, because she created a write-up on how to do the whole thing. Check out the finished product here, but scroll down if you want the whole how-to! +![Side view of the drop-shoulder Sven](https://posts.freesewing.org/uploads/FS_Drop_Sven_Side_137e5e50ed.jpeg) + +![A close-up of the little sleeve pleat](https://posts.freesewing.org/uploads/FS_Drop_Sven_Shoulder_37f7f74a1f.jpeg) + +![A little bobble in the neck band](https://posts.freesewing.org/uploads/FS_Drop_Sven_Neck_f5188f5bfd.jpeg) + +### Instructions + +Let’s start with a disclaimer: is this the official right way to make this adjustment? Probably not. I cobbled it together by staring at a dropped shoulder sweater of my own, and [this video](https://youtu.be/BSHmewfhinY), though it uses knitted styles, helped a great deal in figuring out what the shape of the pattern pieces might be. A pre-mockup mock-up, and a wearable mock-up in cotton jersey later, I was ready to cut into my fabric of choice. + +Now, you can find lots of more fitted sweaters that still have that dropped shoulder look, but I really wanted mine to be oversized and not-quite-cropped. Can I take credit for the design choices I made? + +Actually, no. I saw the design online but didn’t want to pay through the nose to ship a sweater from the US to Belgium and then pay some more to get it past customs. + +That’s where FreeSewing, and the Sven sweater came in. + +First, I raised the hip and chest ease as high as it would go, taking me from this: + +![FSSven1.png](https://posts.freesewing.org/uploads/FS_Sven1_0fdbd7e101.png) + +... to this: + +![FSSven2.png](https://posts.freesewing.org/uploads/FS_Sven2_3fb76ce19c.png) + +Now, you also have a shoulder ease option, but it won’t go high enough for a drastic dropped shoulder style. Basically, you want the curve of the armscye to be much more shallow. + +![FSSven3.png](https://posts.freesewing.org/uploads/FS_Sven3_911d2388e2.png) + +After I printed and taped together my pattern, I extended the line of the shoulder with a straight ruler. + +![FSSven4.png](https://posts.freesewing.org/uploads/FS_Sven4_24e007699f.png) + +Then, before I reshaped the curve of the armscye, I estimated how low I wanted my dropped shoulder to be with a tape measure, and marked the length on both the front and back pattern pieces, on my extended shoulder line. + +![FSSven5.png](https://posts.freesewing.org/uploads/FS_Sven5_638ecd0697.png) + +While the original pattern has a slightly shallower armscye on the back panel than the front, my pre-mockup mockup taught me that for a dropped shoulder, a deeper armscye would lead to excess fabric bunching up under my armpit, so I drafted the front and back armscye to be more or less identical, which seemed to work much better in my wearable mockup. + +Just remember to keep the length of that shoulder line the same at front and back. + +Then, I measured the difference between the original armscye and the redrafted one... + +![FSSven6.png](https://posts.freesewing.org/uploads/FS_Sven6_f2e14e63be.png) + +... and used that to adjust the sleeve head, which also needs a much shallower curve. Using the measurement from your adjusted armscye, mark a straight line down from the center top of your sleeve. That’s how much material you need to remove from your sleeve pattern piece. + +![FSSven7.png](https://posts.freesewing.org/uploads/FS_Sven7_a530caa3a7.png) + +Now, as far as I could make out, this adjustment leaves you with some excess width on the sleeve, so it might be a bit much to ease into the armscye. However, since I wanted a poofy sleeve, I kept all that excess material, and turned it into a box pleat at the top of my sleeve. + +The inspiration for this project features the same pleat detail and I loved it, so I ran with it. + +![FSSven8.png](https://posts.freesewing.org/uploads/FS_Sven8_7b94ff9219.png) + +This meant keeping the top of the curve a bit wider, since that would have to incorporate that extra width for the box pleat. Since I drafted the armscye to be identical on front and back, I kept the sleeve head symmetrical to match. + +Now, this was all rather experimental, so I would absolutely advise doing at least one mockup, but I can also absolutely advise this style if you like layering up in cooler weather. + +The oversized style and the puffy sleeve leave you lots of room for more than one underlayer and it all makes for excellent cozy lounge wear as well. + + +