As is obvious, the Sólbein cardigan is only partway there...
After posting my dilemma about is this solid color or patterned, the coordinator of SWAP 2109 called it as a solid, pointing out that the completed cardigan would happily be worn with a print. So yay!! this gives me a bit more leeway to also include the additional printed blouses I want to make. Still need to decide on at least one more solid color garment.
Had an idea today, about a third option, in addition to possibly either a knit fabric top, or pair of leggings... could use the rest of the brushed brown twill fabric, if there is enough of it, to make a kind of "chore coat". Back when I was in high school, there was a vogue for wearing Carhartt jackets, which always seemed uber practical to me (all those pockets, and the option to button in a warm lining). I could modify my shirt pattern, lengthen it a bit and make the sleeves full length as well, and maybe add the double pockets from Carolyn's blog. Would be a good option to also use the motorcycle jacket armscye gussets as well, in order to increase mobility. (this would be a great option for a bicycle riding jacket, for times when it wasn't raining or bitter cold... hmmm....)
Glad that's worked out in a way that fits what you want to sew.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ruthie! I really get all tangled up in "does this fit the rules" and maybe could just go with "what do I want to sew, that works with my own wardrobe" but I sort of love the challenge of making both of those be true!
DeleteExcellent approach to consider not whether it *is* a print or a solid, but rather would you *wear* it with a print or a solid (or both). It's exciting to see it so far along!
ReplyDeleteWell, the reason I asked online and the coordinator, is that I tend to be a bit out there in the combinations I am willing to wear.
DeleteI am so not a fast knitter, but with luck, this will be done this month. Now I just hope that I will have enough of the dark blue yarn. I order my Lopi and Lettlopi from a yarn source in Britain, (even with postage it is much cheaper than US sources) as I would hate to have to order more... fingers crossed...
Just investigated the pocket link and am now obsessed! Those double pockets are fantastic! I've been terrified of welt pockets, but these seem like a great way to jump in, since they are created before being attached to the rest of the garment.
ReplyDeleteI know... the idea of getting the whole pocket put together first makes it feel very doable, and if there is a goof-up, one is only out the pocket, not the whole jacket!
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