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Aaron: FreeSewing's Aaron A-Shirt

New Aaron pattern
Description
A FreeSewing pattern for a A-shirt or tank top
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Tags
topsunderwear
Techniques
hemstretchknit-bindingcurved-seam
Examples
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New Aaron pattern

Designer Notes​

Aaron is – like most patterns I design – born out of necessity. I needed an A-shirt to wear under shirts when it gets a bit colder, and I try to only wear clothes made from FreeSewing patterns, so Aaron was born.

Aaron’s been around for many years and has been made by several people, so you can consider this a staple of FreeSewing’s design catalogue.

On it’s own, it’s a rather straight-forward design. It extends the Brian block and has an array of options to tweak the outcome,

There’s a few things that are special about Aaron, FreeSewing trivia if you will:

  • Aaron is what I refer designers to when they have questions on how to do something. It’s always first in the list (because it starts with double A), always the first to get new features, be migrated to a new version, and so on. Aaron is sort of FreeSewing’s canary design. Everything that happens happens to Aaron first.
  • I named this design aaron in memory of Aaron Swartz. Rest in peace brother.

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What You Need​

To make Aaron, you will need the following:

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A serger/overlock is nice, but optional​

As with all knitwear and stretch fabrics, a serger/overlock will make your life easier.

If you do not have one of those, don’t despair. You don’t really need it. Because these side seams and shoulder seams won’t get stretched out, you can just sew them with a regular straight stitch.

Fabric Options​

An A-shirt is essentially underwear. And in that capacity, you want something that is comfortable, feels nice on your skin and breaths.

Cotton with a hint of something stretchy, maybe rayon, or a fine knit. I suggest you go to the fabric store and feel around a bit.

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While stretch is not required, it does make sense for underwear. That being said, you can make this in a non-stretch, just make sure pick loose or casual fit.

Cutting Instructions​

  • Cut 1 back on the fold
  • Cut 1 front on the fold
  • Cut 3 strips for neck opening and armhole binding
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Caveats​

  • There is no seam allowance on the armholes
  • There is no seam allowance on the neck opening
  • There is extra hem allowance at the hem