Atropa Top Pattern

Confectionary ruffles are a wearable bakeshop. She's a bit of a hybrid, something like a cretzel or a cruffin: flaky pastry layers added onto something that was already delicious as it was. Packaged up with a ribbon bow or a button closure.

Atropa is a ruffley long-sleeved blouse/cardigan with a choice of tie-front or button-front closure. Gathering at the waist and wrist with decorative ribbon appliques give it a country cottagecore vibe. Make Atropa in flannel as a cozy piece for fall layers, or sew one in a floaty sheer fabric for any season of the year.

The instant download PDF pattern file includes:

    • Sizes 00-30 (up to 168 cm / 66 1/8″ hip circumference)
    • Fully illustrated step-by-step instructions suitable for any skill level
    • Guide for choosing your size and adjusting for perfect fit
    • Three downloadable PDF formats (click here for printing info)
      • Tiled US Letter/A4 for printing at home
      • A0/Copyshop for large format printing
      • Projector optimized layout

$17.00

DIFFICULTY LEVEL

Advanced Beginner

SUGGESTED FABRICS

Lightweight woven fabrics with some drape such as cotton voile, linen, rayon challis, chiffon, silk crepe, etc.

inches
size00024681012141618202224262830
bust31-3232-3334-3536-3738-3939-4040-4142-4343-4445-4647-4848-4950-5252-5455-5758-6061-63
waist25-2626-2728-2929-3031-3232-3334-3535-3637-3839-4041-4243-4546-4849-5152-5455-5758-60
hip33-3435-3636-3738-3940-4141-4243-4444-4546-4748-4949-5051-5252-5455-5758-6061-6364-66
centimeters
size00024681012141618202224262830
bust79-8181-8586-8990-9495-9999-102102-105106-110110-113114-118119-122123-125126-132133-138139-145146-153154-160
waist63-6667-6970-7273-7778-8081-8485-8889-9394-9899-102103-107108-114115-122123-130131-137139-145146-153
hip84-8788-9192-9496-99100-104105-108109-112113-116116-120121-123124-127128-132132-137138-145146-152153-161162-168
YARDS00024681012141618202224262830
60”1 1/41 1/41 1/41 1/41 1/41 3/81 3/81 3/81 3/81 1/21 1/21 5/81 5/81 3/41 3/41 7/81 7/8
54”1 1/41 1/41 1/41 3/81 3/81 3/81 1/21 1/21 5/81 5/81 3/41 3/41 3/41 3/41 7/81 7/82
METERS00024681012141618202224262830
150cm1.11.11.11.21.21.21.21.21.31.31.41.51.51.61.61.71.7
135cm1.11.11.21.21.21.21.31.41.41.51.61.61.61.61.71.71.8
  • Thread in a matching color
  • Elastic 1 cm/3/8″ (be sure to choose an appropriate color if your fabric is at all transparent)
  • Single-fold bias tape (13 mm/1/2″) to finish neckline (length requirement chart is included with the pattern)
  • Single-fold bias tape (13 mm/1/2″) or ribbon (max. width 15 mm/5/8″) for gathering channels

TIE FRONT STYLE

  • 72″/180cm of bias tape or ribbon to create ties

BUTTON FRONT STYLE

  • Three buttons (approx. 1 cm/3/8″ diameter)
  • 3 mm cord to create button loops (minimum 3″/8 cm length)

Atropa belladonna is the botanical name of deadly nightshade, a common weed in many parts of the world with an uncommon amount of lore and legend surrounding it. The name comes from Atropos, one of the three fates of Greek myth, and belladonna (beautiful woman in Italian) refers to the plant’s use as a cosmetic drug. Atropa belladonna contains a toxic compound called atropine, which to this day is used by optometrists to dilate the pupils of the eye. During the Renaissance, women in Venice are said to have used an extract of Atropa to dilate their pupils and give themselves a doe-eyed-come-hither look. Atropa belladonna is also said to have been used as an ingredient in witches’ flying ointment, as its toxicity induces hallucinations and supposedly a sensation of flying.

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