Not quite sure why it's come out in such a grey shade of green. I don't think I gave any details of the cardigan itself, either. It's based on the Elizabeth Zimmermann fairisle cardigan/yoked sweater pattern, but I knit it back and forwards as the yarn is only 55% wool, 25% acrylic and 20% nylon and I didn't think it would steek very well. I just added 11 stitches each side of my "key number" for the border, and didn't change it other than putting button holes in. It means the collar has come out looking really rather lovely, completely by accident!
And today I made Kathryn more pjs. These are made of a really slinky knit, and was a complete bastard. It's red, with white spots, and I used New Look 6641, again. View B for the top and View E for the bottoms. Minor amendments - I put two rows of topstitching on the neck (to keep the neckband excess from folding up and tickling Kathryn) instead of one, and I topstitched the seam allowance to the trouser legs side seams. I thought it would look nice, and it does. Unfortunately she's wearing them right now and asleep (this is not the unfortunate part) so I can't photograph the side seams to show you.
1 more set of pjs to go. Woven fabric trousers and jersey fabric top. The woven fabric is dark brown with zebras, elephants and cheetahs on, and the jersey fabric is plain brown. I want to appliqué a zebra onto the top, but I'm not sure how. I think I will iron interfacing onto the cutout, and then tack the cutout onto the jersey (not slinky jersey!), then use my machine to zigzag it around the edges and remove my tacking. Anyone got any suggestions, or this is a good idea?
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Love the ladybugs!! I have used that PJ pattern so many times! It's such a great basic.
For your applique - I do this all the time. I generally use Heat and Bond to attach the applique to the jersey to prevent it from slipping around underneath, but if I don't happen to have any around, I'll interface the applique with lightweight Pellon, then pin it onto the jersey like crazy. Then I pin a cut away stabilizer (usually I just use sew in interfacing or whatever I've got around - tissue paper will even work) to the back side of the jersey so that the feed dogs don't stretch it out. The layers end up, from outside to inside, applique fabric, heat and bond (or interfacing), jersey, stabilizer. After I sew the applique on, I clip/tear away the stabilizer around the outside, but if it is soft, I leave it in the middle so that the fabric underneath doesn't stretch and pooch out.
Whew, I wrote a book. I hope it helps!
Exactly what KID said! You can also use coffee filters as a tear away stabiliser :)
They are adorable. Working with slinky fabrics is really challenging. It's so easy to stretch the seams. Kathryn is lucky to have a mom who likes to make things for her. I sewed for my kids but I didn't knit when they were small. They think I should make up for that lack by knitting for them now.
Liking your pjs. I love dots! I also belong to the bondaweb-first school of applique. It stops the applique moving about when you stitch it, and is a whole lot quicker than tacking. x
Very cute buttons, they're a nice splash of color on the sea of green.
Love the ladybird buttons! :)
The Ladybugs are ADORABLE--and I love that you keep making your kid pajamas. You are such a handy mom!
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