I definitely told you about the fabric I’ve been buying. Like this:
I’ve been challenging myself to work on projects bit by bit on nights without much homework, which recently has been quite a few. Might as well take advantage while it still happens.
So I took out my Singer Tiny Tailor, a $15 score from Ebay, and grabbed my fabric pile and made up a small cardigan pattern.
It’s cold here already. It fluctuated for a while, but I’m ready for heavy sweaters and such. That’s why I’m knitting up the Cardilero, which I’ll post progress of soon. But in the meantime, I’ll stick to long sleeved close fit sweaters, which can be quite warm.
Here’s what I ended up with after the first set of sewing!
It’s a little rough, and honestly a bit tight. Not impossible, just odd. The mint lace knit fabric is lovely. Not lovely to work with, mind you. It unravels and pulls like crazy. Soon I’m going to have to overlock it and also finish both the bottom back and and top back, as well as the sleeves.
The sleeve and armscye are also a little funky, but I kinda like it. No uncomfortable enormous underarm seam.
It’s warm and comfy. Exactly what I wanted! I’d call this one a success!