On the second day of Knitfest, my serger gave to me...
... a jersey pumpkin smock from a Japanese pattern book.
In the beginning, stick with what you know, and I've done this pattern often enough that I could concentrate on the serger and not the construction. Solid color with a button pocket, just like the original, though I couldn't quite get my sewing machine to do a buttonhole on the stretchy stuff. I'm sure a bit of iron-on stabilizer would have helped with that, but I wasn't driving into town for the sake of one button. I'll just finish it by hand.
Have I mentioned how much I love doing a cheat serge finish? Yeah. I love that. I can see this smock getting a lot of playtime this season -- it'll be interesting to see how a cheap knit holds up to Miss Loody's newest obsession of playing picnic with her velcro embedded wooden food. The jersey is a comfortable weight for fall though, and the length (size 2, without seam allowance added) is perfect with leggings.
Not bad for attempt number two. Lots more fabric to go!
Have I mentioned how much I love doing a cheat serge finish? Yeah. I love that. I can see this smock getting a lot of playtime this season -- it'll be interesting to see how a cheap knit holds up to Miss Loody's newest obsession of playing picnic with her velcro embedded wooden food. The jersey is a comfortable weight for fall though, and the length (size 2, without seam allowance added) is perfect with leggings. Not bad for attempt number two. Lots more fabric to go!
4 comments:
Very cute! Perfect top for autumn.
Ack! So cute! I am loving all your orange.
And WOW, the size of your CAT!!
Wow love this, can you make it adult size?! ;)
ha ha, I am inclined to make the same top w/o the elastic cuffs! The 12 mths fits my son but I find the sleeves a little short, and I thought for summer, I would just shorten them to *just* past the elbow, and then change nothing else. Nice work. Orange is my favorite color.
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