I love the feel of this bamboo knit
fabric! It is so soft and silky. It drapes beautifully too. Now that I have an
overlocker, I am knocking out knit garments as fast as I can cut them out.
Actually, this cardigan took
me over a year to make. I first bought only one meter of this from Fabricana in
Vancouver. I hadn't realised that my last knit cardigan used more than 1 meter.
More like 1.5m. I considered another cowl neck top, but deep down, I knew I
wanted a cardigan. When I went back to Fabricana this summer, I looked out
for the same bamboo so I could get another meter and make a cardigan. Luckily,
they had it. I can't tell any colour difference between the two, so I was lucky
indeed.
I used the same pattern from
iCandy Handmade, the Boyfriend Cardigan. But I added the shawl collar from the
Seamwork Oslo Cardigan. I considered a whole Oslo, but I like a more fitted
shape and the Oslo has a dropped shoulder and a lot of ease under the arm.
I stupidly didn't read my
own pattern notes from the Boyfriend Cardigan. I needed to add a seam
allowance. I didn't until the front pieces. I also forgot the length I needed
for the hem and the sleeves. I made another serious boo boo on the cutting out.
When I lengthened the sleeves, I cut the left one in too far and it is tighter
than it should be.
While I am confessing mistakes, I also sewed the front
pieces on with the wrong side out!
I stabilised the shoulder
seams, using the sewing machine, with pink ribbon. Overlocked the sleeves in
place (easing the shoulder), side seams, and shawl collar. I should have used
the sewing machine for the lower hem of the collar, because it needs a smaller
seam to give it more drape.
I used my twin needle for
the lower hem, but it never seems to work with the walking foot. Without, it
stretched out and you can see a lot of rippling along the lower hem. I hand
sewed the hem of the sleeves instead.
Costs:
Fabric:
£19.84
Thread:
(new overlocker colour) £7.50
New
tools: (stretch needles and twin needle) £8.92
Total:
£36.26
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