I was happy with final design choice. I had wanted to experiment a little further with different cap designs but ended up sticking with the one both myself and my lecturers all liked.

Patternmaking the cap was the hardest part. I started by making a toille of a hood from a basic hood pattern (top picture). I then altered this to fit and sculpt the head. It was divided into three parts, the top or skull cap section, then the two back sections, so

the back could wrap around the neck and flow into the bathing suit, as seen in the two lower images. I worked the pattern and toille's to a perfect fit before adding the pattern to the front leotard.