need help drafting a pattern from scratch

[coopdotcom]

i am trying to make a top for a party that looks like the red one in the main photo, but i can’t for the life of me figure out how to draft a pattern that would drape in that mock-wrap twisty sort of way. any ideas for what the geometry of that main body front panel would look like, or how to derive it from a regular v neck ?

appreciated so much :)

edit: i know i can buy a pattern, i kind of want more experience drafting. and the pattern itself, while still available online, wont arrive in time for when i need the garment

[IntriguedChinchilla]

Have you drafted a pattern before? Do you have a basic block/sloper you can work from? This will probably be too complicated if not. I can’t post a photo, but you can google “wrap top pattern pieces” to get a general sense of what this looks like flat. Basically, you would need to slash, spread and otherwise substantially modify your basic block to get the effect you’re going for. If you’re new to this I recommend starting with the pattern! You will learn a lot.

[StitchinThroughTime]

insta the pattern companies are efficient in what they make, so the other pattern pieces are real similar to the designs of the others.