Simply Sewing

WEEKEND WARDROBE

YOU WILL NEED

• Knit fabric: approximately 1.5m (see notes)
• A T-shirt to use as a base pattern
• Matching thread
• Basic sewing kit

NOTES

■ Seam allowance is 1cm unless otherwise stated.

■ 1.5m of fabric should be enough to create a top in UK sizes 10–16. If you are making a top smaller or larger than this, take an existing T-shirt (that you would use as your template pattern) and measure the front, back and

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