Drafting a Scoop Neckline for Knits

This lesson will teach you how to draft a scoop neckline for knits. Using your sleeveless T-shirt sloper, you will learn how to drop the front and back neckline, how to enlarge the neckline and then how to stabilize the neckline when sewing the knit top.

The sleeveless knit T-shirt sloper needed for this lesson can be found and drafted in our lesson, Drafting a Women’s Fitted Stable Knit T-shirt from Measurements. The fabric planned for this draft is a cotton/Lycra single knit jersey.

For more lessons on working with cut & sew knits visit our Knit Discipline landing page.

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Transcript

Module	Description	Step
1	Scoop Neckline Draft	1-4
2	More About Knits	1-2

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MODULE 1 • Scoop Neckline Draft

Step	Description
1	Begin the draft of the scoop neck knit top by referring to the sketch to determine key measurements. Our front neck drop is 4” (10.2cm), the distance from the neck at the shoulder/neckline intersection is ¾” (2cm) and the back neck drop is ¾” (2cm).
2	Mark the following points the women’s sleeveless stable knit T-shirt front and back sloper. The front neck drop from the center front/neckline intersection is 4” (10.2cm), the distance from the front and back neck at the shoulder/neckline intersection is ¾” (2cm) and the back neck drop is ¾” (2cm). Use your styling curve to draft the scoop neckline on the front. Do the same for the back neckline. Make sure that your center front and center back forms a right angle.

Step

Description

Begin the draft of the scoop neck knit top by referring to the sketch to determine key measurements. Our front neck drop is 4” (10.2cm), the distance from the neck at the shoulder/neckline intersection is ¾” (2cm) and the back neck drop is ¾” (2cm).

Mark the following points the women’s sleeveless stable knit T-shirt front and back sloper. The front neck drop from the center front/neckline intersection is 4” (10.2cm), the distance from the front and back neck at the shoulder/neckline intersection is ¾” (2cm) and the back neck drop is ¾” (2cm).

Use your styling curve to draft the scoop neckline on the front. Do the same for the back neckline. Make sure that your center front and center back forms a right angle.

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