New Look 6415
Grabbed this fun ombre knit during the last fabric haul from Sewfisticated in Somerville. I has hesitant at first because it looked like it might little difficult to work with but I wanted to give it a go. The soft fabric stuck to itself like velcro and it was extremely stretchy and loosely knitted. It actually was really hard to work with; but I went slow, took my time, and made sure everything was correct before cutting or sewing anything. It was a challenge, but I feel rewarded. This simple knit top came out perfect.
I believe I may have gotten the hang of the most challenging parts of working with knit. This is my third knit project and the collar sits good, the hem is clean, and shape is symmetrical.
I’m impressed with how clear and simple this New Look shirt pattern was. A+ on the directions! I’ll be utilizing this pattern many more times. I’m excited to try the main image shape. While creating the ‘D’ option, I took a chance and cut the tissue paper pattern between small and medium. “Smedium” as we call it at work when we’re working on apparel. This is definitely the best size for me for loose fitting knit and I’ll be cutting more patterns this way. Perfect size!
I’m so happy I decided to start sewing. At first I thought I’d focus on Spring apparel because it would take me so long to make each individual garment. I thought that it would give me plenty of time between now and then to create some fun pieces and it would be an interesting winter project to distract me from art for a while. But I’m so happy to discover that I can make simple tunics and shirts like this in just a couple hours. Even with going super slow and triple checking everything. I’m hooked on sewing and I’m done with fast fashion from stores. From now on it’s perfect colors to compliment my skin tones, silhouettes and details of my choosing, and (of course) Smedium! If I had known sewing my own clothes was going to be this easy and rewarding I would have started it long ago.
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