LH Cowl Top

This is a fabulous top. I finished it Friday afternoon and wore it Saturday! It's warm, snuggly, perfect sleeve length, fab fit. Yay! Projects like this get my mojo all revved up!


This pattern is really generously sized, from XXS to XXL. I'm smack in the middle at a L, although I did swing out to XL from the underarm to hem as a mock FBA. Since this is a knit it worked fine.

The shoulders are slightly dropped (which Loes likes and I don't) but I don't mind on this sweater. The dropped shoulders are slouchy (why I don't like them, makes a top feel "too big" to me) and comfy and all-around add to the warm fuzzies I get while wearing it.

Loes likes DEEP hems in her tops too. Usually 2" or so. I've never figured out the logic on this one, because deep hems to me belong on little girls dresses. So I normally trim that away and do a more RTW looking hem.

(the biggest picture of my bum you'll ever see on this blog)

On this one, since it was a tunic length, I left the hem allowance so I could try it on before removing the excess. Then I just left the deep hem, because I liked it. I guess that's why she makes patterns & I don't.

Since I was feeling so accomplished & "on", I went right into the next project. I started Simplicity 3893. I've actually made this before, and only wore it once. It made me feel on the fluffy side:


I even reviewed it HERE. In retrospect, I think it was the loose pants + loose top combo that was making me feel too loose. (Stick Girl, no comments outta you.) I've even dug through the closet a couple of times in search of this top and can't find it so it's possibly been donated (or is visiting a landfill somewhere in Oklahoma or Kansas. Hey, at least it's biodegradable.)

I'm using this yummy cream with black dot georgette to make the same view as above:


And I was feeling all smug and smarty pantsish when I found this fabric in my stash.... all "ooh, nevermind the black windowpane georgette lookie what I found". Um, until I read my review from almost 2 years ago and discovered I had ALREADY PLANNED this top in this fabric in April of 2007.

At least I'm consistent.

The top is constructed, just needs hems. I've procrastinated the hems for an entire day because the mostly poly georgette doesn't like the small hem. Man I wish I had some black or cream satin to make a bias binding for the hems!! Ah well.

It will be finished later today so hopefully I can get a picture for you! Then I will move on to the next project, most likely the NL wrap top. Altho I saw a fabulous Poet's Blouse from the 1/08 BWOF issue, and now it's kinda calling out to me too.And I have this really great dotted batiste-y fabric from Gorgeous Fabrics that would be just wonderful for it too.


Hmmm. I think I'll drink my cocoa and think on this one for a bit.