But ahem, my outfit. I am wearing another sorta new, but not actually new thing, today. I sorted through my Tshirt drawer. And found this batty Pattern Magic top sitting there, sad and unloved and in need of a makeover. I made it a year ago, using bright blue cotton jersey, dyed brown. The resulting colour is a great colour for me, a very dark and quite rich chocolate brown that is almost purple in a certain light.
before
Not such a great top, though.
I wore it a couple of times and each time felt just a bit too... weird in it. The pokey-out bits required pulling into place and arranging just so in order for them to not look Very Weird. Mind you, I've nothing against "weird", but there's weird and there's weird, if you know what I mean. There's interesting, avant-garde, attractive weird, and then there is just plain weird. Don't worry if you don't see the difference there, I know what I mean.
But hmm, still a great colour. And there was a fair bit of fabric in it...
after
The sleeves also had to be pieced to get any length to them, and were stitched inside and underneath the existing narrow hem of the top's armscye. It has the effect almost of a tank with a little cap sleeve underneath, and then with a longer sleeve underneath that. The sleeve hems are angled too; shorter at the underarm seam than on the outer arm.
min 6C, max 17C do not let that sunny blue sky deceive you, it is blinkin' freezing! and we had heaps of rain this morning!
Details:
Jeans; Burda 7863 modified, ivory stretch denim, details here
Top; my own design, blue cotton jersey dyed brown
Jacket; Vogue 7975, thick woven wool, with silk lining and black braid edging, details here
Socks; handknit by me to a 60's pattern, details here
Boots; nylon, from Zomp shoes
Craig's shirt; Burda 7767 modified, green cotton, details here
Cassie's socks; handknit by me to a 60's pattern, 2ply yarn, details here
Sam's hoodie; self-drafted, blue/grey jersey, details here
