This is one of the very first top patterns I made a couple years ago, and I really like the pattern. I followed it closely when making it the first time, even down to gathering that wide neckline by hand and then hand-stitching the neckband down on the inside. It was made out of a heavy interlock that doesn't drape all that well and I wasn't fantastically pleased with the overall result.
Not too thrilled with all the time that first one took, on the subsequent two versions I made a couple months ago, I decided to make a simple elastic casing at the neckline and threaded 1/4" elastic through it. I also used 1/4" elastic in the sleeve and waistline casings.
Overall it's a nice, easy raglan top that works well with lightweight, flowy fabrics. Now all I need is a little work on modeling and ironing.
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