The Fisherman is Finished


As promised, here are pics of the finished sweater. I've got to admit it: Working with panels of sweater fabric was certainly one quick and easy way to make a sweater! And if I hadn't cut off the bottom ribbing, it would have been even quicker. 

I'm generally not one to sew quickly. I've often caught my self doing things "the long way", because I really do enjoy the process, I guess. I've pretty much already blogged this process; here are links to the previous posts all in one place:
There are a couple more items about the sweater I wanted to share. Because the fabric is bulky and I wanted my seam allowances to lie flat, I topstitched the seam allowances to open with a 3-step zigzag (3.5mm x 2mm). The stitches simply disappear in the fabric and are nearly impossible to see, unless you look for them.

Also, the sweater really isn't longer in the back, as it appears in the top picture. I must have bunched it up in the front with my hands or pulled it down in the back. I'm showing this pic because I wanted to show my side seam. As I mentioned in a previous post, I chose a shaped (slightly contoured) sewing pattern, even though the vertical stitch pattern begs for a sewing pattern with straight sides. The shaping is subtle and I ended up being happy with the result.


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12 comments:

  1. GORGEOUS! I agree, I love the sewing process--but I could totally get behind that kinda quick knitting :)))

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    1. Thank you, Oona. Here's to slow sewing and quick knitting! :)

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  2. Really gorgeous, such a great idea.

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    1. Thank you, Dilliander. It's actually the combination of someone else's fabric design with a commercial sewing pattern. I only tweaked it a little. :)

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  3. So lovely. I love the curved hem.

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    1. Sarah, thank you. Hem is less curved than it appears in the picture. I kind of wish now I had made it longer in the back. In real life it's only curved enough to accommodate the little bit of shaping at the waist. I don't mean to mislead, but this was the only pic I had showing the side seam! :)

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  4. Another excellent garment. As always!!!

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    1. Thanks, Helen. I'm just waiting for a little cooler weather now... Going to be 90 deg F today.

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  5. Gorgeous! If I were you, I'd crank up the AC just so I could wear it!

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    1. Thank you so much, Clio! Heeheehee... that's a thought!

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  6. This is absolutely beautiful! That neckline is the stuff of dreams! :)

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    1. Thank you so much, Ginger! I'd never made a neckline binding from leftover claw cables before. So glad it worked for this project.

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