So, I sewed a warm, woolly jumper. I'd bought the fabric ages ago from Rathdowne Fabrics, probably intended it for one of the kids.... I was feeling colder than they looked so I had a play with seeing if there was enough for a jumper for me.
The fabric is a really thick, loop back wool knit. Kind of like a super thick french terry that smells of sheep when you iron it.
Along each selvedge was a section of thinner stripes with a raw, fringed black edge.
A cooler person than I would have used that selvedge with the raw edge somehow. But I just couldn't get my head around it...
I kept it simple and reached for a pattern that i already had traced off. The Liesl & Co Bento tee. This is the size L which is what I made when I first used the pattern and I knew that would be plenty loose enough for outerwear.
The only modification I made was to add the bottom hem band. Perhaps I made that a bit more gathered than it should have been, maybe I should have added a side split to the hem. Either way, I lost the square, boxy pullover idea that had been in my head all along.
But I gained a really warm, cosy jumper and I've hardly taken it off since I made it.
And I've since been back to Rathdowne and stocked up on more super thick wool knits. Easier than learning to knit!
Looks warm and snuggly and a lot quicker than kniting.
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