Nope, none of those, my cosy new jumper/sweater/pullover/top in extra warm blue boiled lambswool/acrylic chunky knit from The Italian Textile Company. It’s light as a feather, warm as your duvet, snuggly but not so voluminous that I feel swamped.
I used Butterick 6248, view B but without the pocket and with a straight plain back. This fabric is WAY too thick for any fuss, and in any case the ‘pocket’ is absolutely useless, being a teeny little kangaroo pouch/muff tacked onto your belly. You can’t put anything in it, just tuck your hands in to make your belly look bigger. Weird. In another fabric I’d just insert side seam pockets. Not this baby though.
The princess seams stop it from swamping me, and the neckline is VERY snuggle-worthy.
It went together pretty easily- I had to use clips not pins, as pins just sank into the foof and vanished. I sewed the first couple of seams, then tried using the overlocker to edge finish them. No. Not gonna work. Actually the first princess seam was fine., the second one was a total pain- the chain kept pulling away from the fabric, bringing miles of floof with it, so I had to resort to good old zigzagging. Not fabulously pretty on the insides, but it stopped it fraying. I then overlocked all the remaining edges before stitching, something I very very rarely do. I got it ALMOST completed and the overlocker decided to jam AND break a needle into the layers, but I got it out in the end, and abandoned the machine until I have some patience to play nicely.
Then I switched to the new Pfaff and just straight stitched all the other seams. The fabric is plenty stretchy enough for this not to matter at all.
Zoom zoom, whizz whizz, and all that was needed was some gentle hand stitching to finish the cuffs and hem.
Easy peasy!
I now have an excuse not to turn on the heating. Result!
I wore it to work today, and cursed the unseasonably warm weather, which drove me to ditch the jumper by the afternoon…mutter mutter
Right, that’s three SWAPsies done, plenty more still to do
I LOVE that. It makes me want one too. I have to admit to staring blankly at the drummer though–I know the theme, but…
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Cozy Powell
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What group?
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Loads! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozy_Powell
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Thanks. So I apparently know some of his work but never knew his name as member of Rainbow etc.
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Beautiful. Much better than the pattern envelope. I looked for the fabric just from your description, but no luck. The collar is pulling me towards it.
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Here’s the link https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A2-BOILED-PURE-WOOL-BLEND-CHUNKY-RIBBED-LUXURY-KNIT-DARK-NAVY-BLUE-MADE-IN-ITALY/182838857794?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
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Be aware that they sell in half metre units…
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Thank you. I had passed that pattern up, and now it will be perfect for my sister. She has the stuff in the front. All mine is in the back.
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It’s a doozie!
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What an awesome collar!
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It would be very much your sort of collar!
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Sounds like it was quite the effort, but worth it! Just Fab!
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Thanks! I loves it…
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Magnificently snuggly. I’m sure there will be plenty of chilly days left before summer to enjoy this beauty 😊
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It’s like wearing a very warm cloud. Nice that it’s not plastic and sweatifying too…
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I’ve developed the worst cold I’ve had in years so I think I’d really like that at the moment. Wearing a warm cloud sounds heavenly.
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Quick! Order some fabric [they still have some left] and get sewing!
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Hope the cold wasn’t from our al fresco meal last week!
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Not a chance. I had lemon juice ( vitamin c) and the air should have kept the bugs away. Clearly I haven’t been drinking enough alcohol to kill the bugs off.
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Nail. Head. Gotcha. Start on the medicinals now then missus!
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On it 😉
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