I’ve had this post sitting just as a draft for weeks now and just keep adding new tees to it but I’m rapidly coming annoyed with myself that when I wear one of them I have to write “not blogged yet” in my ootd blog. So I’m hitting “post on this thing right now. I know I know, so ridiculous!
A long-term goal of mine is to have a full complement of colour range in my winter tees; so every time The Fabric Store has an online sale on their merino I tend to hop on and pick up a coupla new colours. Then that luscious new fabric just sits there in my stash for a few years. Occasionally I admire the pretty colours and dream about how wonderful it’s going to be when it’s done. Of course winter is nearly over, so it seems like the perfect time for me to finally get going! Actually, it’s not such a silly plan of attack really, because it’s right about now that I become so heartily sick of my winter wardrobe that I don’t want to wear any of it, so it’s been rather nice to have a few new things to inspire me!
First up, above: a gorgeous strawberry-milkshake pink – technically Rose pink – new Pattern Magic twist top, from the first Pattern Magic book by Tomoko Nakamichi.. I’ve made this design up several times before and have loved each and every one. I love this one too, though I kinda wish I’d made the straight-grain sleeve just a leetle bit wider because while it’s fine while I’m wearing it it’s hard to squeeze my hand through the sleeve and pop it out the other end! I had actually anticipated this and made it a few cm wider, but it’s still a wee bit snug. Wearing it here with a skirt made using Vogue 1247, and a scrap of denim given to me by a friend cleaning out her stash… details here
Secondly, a new Nettie tee, with a collar variation that I’ve used before, and love. Yes, it might look boring but I absolutely know this is going to get worn to death! This is in the Vanilla colour way. which I think is my perfect white. I made this one with the sleeve and lower hems finished with a self-band, as per this method.. worn here with my newest skirt, my sunshine-yellow Paprika Patterns Jade skirt, details here
Thirdly, another modified Nettie using this stunning burnt orange merino, actually colour Paprika from the Fabric Store…Worn here with my Sabrina mini-skirt, made with a beautiful herringbone wool tweed, inherited from my grandmother’s stash, details here
Fourthly; yet another Nettie, made with this Avocado merino from the Fabric Store; with a slightly wider and higher collar… to be honestly I’m not totally sold on the collar, it’s maybe a scant 1cm too high and I haven’t ruled out cutting it off and shaving off that little bit! mostly just for appearance sake, I may even be glad of the height when the weather is cold again. We shall see, we shall see… worn above with my blue Sasha trousers, also a Closet Core pattern, and blogged here.
Anyway, I really like how fresh my little collection of new basics is looking right now!
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