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Vogue 8950 top

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This top is very similar to Papercut Patterns' Ensis tee, which I liked very much, and though I am a big fan of Papercut, $25 for a long-sleeved tee pattern seemed a bit steep.  Seems like every pattern company has a version of this out now, so I bought the Vogue pattern for a few dollars.  Forgive me! Semi-fitted, pullover tunic has yokes, side slits and stitched hems. Back is longer than front, wrong side shows My fabrics were a black rayon-spandex jersey for the top and this very graphic rayon-acetate-lycra knit that I'd bought a while back from Gorgeous Fabrics: limey  It's actually chartreuse and gray, but my black looked better against it than my gray knit.  Vogue's sizing is maddening, and inconsistent, and it would apparently kill them to put finished garment measurements on a pattern. So I cut a 10 to start. I think I've worn anything from a 6 to a 14 in various Vogue patterns. Before I cut into my fabric I lopped about 3" off of the b...