Month of tops - No 1

Not quite promising the look of this piece of knit, eh?

After going crazy for a long while I realized there was no way to match the lines and decided to cut anyway. What else?

The pattern I chose:

Only three seams.Perfect.

You know what? The lines matched! But they were running slightly diagonal. Go figure...

I opened the neckline a bit and added a neckband - that wouldn't  stay up!

 

Front - looking bad.

Back - looking good.

 

I fixed the neckline by pulling it to one side. I folded it,secured with a few stitches and added buttons.

 

 

Well, I like this version better. What do you think?

Comments

[Kathi]

Isn't it frustrating to get fabric like that? I also got some knit recently that was way off. I went ahead and made a top anyway. Nobody else would ever notice that the lines are askew, but I know that they are!
Your top looks great. I think the buttons make it look even better than the original!

[Barbara]

Thank you, Kathi!

You know, what bothers me the most about these fabrics is that they are actually selling them! As if nobody took the time to make sure they match the prescribed quality standards.Wouldnt you agree?

[celia]

I really like the way you fixed the neckline with those buttons. I agree it makes it better than the original, gives it another layer of interest.