Like Riding a Bicycle.



Apparently if you stop sewing for extended periods,

you can just flip the "on" switch on your sewing machine

and it all comes back to you...

...even if I thought about all the knitting that I could have been doing

while I sewed.

Does that make me a bad person?

Is it crafting adultery to think of one craft with such lust

while spending time with another?

Pattern: Little Woo- Patterns by Figgy's

Fabric: purple velour and heavier cotton from stash

I have to be honest about this pattern.

It is fast to cut out and sew up.

But my expectation of the garment was different to what it is.

I didn't know that this was a casual cardigan/coat.

The knit edges are meant to be left unhemmed

(I hemmed mine)

and it is not a shaped garment;

the sleeves and body are cut out as one piece.

I cut out the size 4/5 for the little goddess who is a

tall-soon-to-be-four- year older.

Even with hemming, it is a generous and lengthy fit

and I think it may be 15 months

rather than 3 months till she gets to wear it.

On the positive side,

it is a fast casual cardi to whip up

and I would be interested to see the results in a lighterweight knit.

If you are not looking for the more structured garment that I was,

this might suit you

(And it probably highlights another of my bad habits...

I don't read patterns through before I start)

Also, the little goddess seems to have followed through

on her new regard for purple

(now her fourth favourite colour

following pink, "rainbow" and red)

I just can't stop while I am ahead.

Blue is next...