Hello! Finally mostly settled in my new house and I can start sewing again. Because we are still sort of in Lockdown (we can do day trips tomorrow!!!!), I wanted to make a comfy lazy day outfit. That, and I really need more cotton leggings. :-)
For this outfit, I used New Look 6529. The leggings came out a bit on the loose side but that's fine. I might make them a tiny bit slimmer next time. The tunic neck with the hood is a bit tricky and I messed it up but, well, this is a lazy day outfit and my ability to care is sort of out the window.
Pattern: New Look 6529
Materials: A gray "mystery knit" from last year's Fabric Mart mystery sales. It turned out to be a lightweight stretch fleece that is just perfect for spring.
The leggings are out of a red 100% cotton knit.
Notions: A slight bit of trim to hide the seams in the hood (maybe a yard and a half?), red thread, gray thread, and enough 1 1/2" elastic to go around my waist. :-)
Time: The leggings were super quick - maybe an hour? The hard part was waiting for the red thread to come in when I discovered I did not have any red thread. Blues, greens, pinks, but no red. All the pattern is is the two legs and, for the waistband, you sew the elastic to the upper outside waistline then fold it in and sew it down. It's a good "I need leggings now" pattern if you have a lot of knit on hand.
The hoodie took a bit longer. Maybe two and a half hours? I'm not sure partly because I had trouble with the hood. First, I sewed it in the wrong way and then I couldn't get the edges to meet correctly in the front. I gave up a bit and what you see in the photo is sort of the end state. Again, this is a lazy day outfit so I'm not trying to make this look perfect - just comfy. And it is comfy. :-)
Recommend Pattern? Yes!! I'm going to try a couple of the other tunic views and make a few more leggings in different colors.
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