Okay, the muslin is done for the jumper, and it fits pretty well. There's a little bit of tweaking that I need to do. I did a FBA on the pattern, which was a fun little exercise. When I review the pattern, I'll show you what I did. I need to add just a squinch more room through the torso and waistline, but I think I can do that by changing the side and back seams to 1/2 inch rather than 5/8. That's how small a squinch I need.
I'm making the final version out of a gowachuss (yes, I appropriated it from Tom & Lorenzo; yes, it's one of my favorite phrases this summer) Burgundy Wool Crepe from GF, natch. I have a deep chocolate brown wool jersey that I bought from Rosen & Chadick two years ago that I am going to make into a turtleneck to wear with it (fabooliousness!). And I just bought myself a pair of Brown Suede Pumps (more fabooliousness!) from one of my fave-rave online stores, SmartBargains.com. I have a pair of Two Timin' Tights from Spanx that have the perfect shade of brown on one side, so I'll be big time in business come the cooler weather!
Today, it's back-to-school shopping, so my project gets tabled until later.
Happy sewing!
2 comments:
Anne,
Well I love those brown shoes! Can't wait to see the burgundy crepe.
See, this is one of the things I so miss about living in Phoenix! There are exactly 3 days a year one might want to put on something wool, unless one travels. That's the thing to do to get a wool fix. Wool crepe is one of my favs from my long-gone Minnesota days.
I can't wait to see what you did to this pattern. I am making it for my daughter, but in a mustard wool doubleknit. I like the idea of a wool jersey turtleneck for her, but what pattern are you using?
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