Toasted Sweater 2

No, I haven't done an earlier version of the Toasted Sweater by Sew House Seven. They have two Toasted sweater patterns and I've just made number 2. I've signed up to #SewMyStyle, a great initiative by Alex from Bluebird Fabrics. Here's her post describing her thinking about the project. In a nutshell, she's encouraging people to participate in the slow sewing movement by sewing one project a month. Toasted 2 is the first pattern. It's a really nice sweater/jumper designed by Sew House 7. Here's the link to the pattern page.

I went looking for fabric for this project without a clear idea of what I wanted. I reviewed the fabric requirements and had a french terry in mind, but it's the middle of summer here, not a good time to be looking for this kind of fabric. But I found something else instead. This great fabric, quite light, stretchy and with a fantastic animal print embossed on it. Check it out. The fabric is black on black. I washed out the photo so you can see the pattern.

This pattern made up easily. I paid attention to the neckline instructions and also the mitred corners of the hi-lo hem, and you can tell. I was contemplating using my overlocker but decided to follow the pattern instructions and used my sewing machine. Ball point needle was a must. I used a narrow zigzag for the seams and a double needle for the hems. There were a few skipped stitches - it's slippery fabric. But I took it slowly and it turned out ok. Next time I'll try reinforcing the hems before I sew fabric like this. And there will be a next time - I bought enough fabric to make the leggings that are scheduled in March.

Here's the finished product. I'm really happy with how it turned out. Can't wait for February and the Named Saunio cardigan.