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Springfield notes

I cut out my springfield today, and the fabric was soooo slippery. I think it will look nice though, hopefully it didn’t shift too much when cutting. I added an extra 3/8″ to the princess seams in the back, which is an extra 3/4″ – too much probably. I probably…

Leo’s Syracuse Gramps

I finished up this Gramps cardigan from Tin Can Knits just in time for Shannon’s Baby Shower! It came out great and was pretty easy to put together. I think I really leveled up on my knitting. I love this pattern even more than baby sophisticate! I wish I found…

Navy Linden

I had enough of this navy french terry leftover from Rachel’s Finlayson to make myself a Linden! I did it entirely on the serger, and aside from a the neckline getting too narrow near one raglan seam, it worked out painlessly and in under two hours. I used this navy…

Pandalicious Finlayson for Rachel

I whipped up this Finlayson for Rachel. I did some mockups for her, and she requested a panda kangaroo pocket. She also requested panda ears on the hood, but I wasn’t going to go there. I made this in a size small, and shortened the sleeves and body about 1″…

Fitting workshop!

I took a top-fitting workshop at Stitch yesterday to try and get to the bottom of my back-fitting issues in shirts with flat backs (no CB seam or darts). I brought my finished Melilot and a muslin and crossed my fingers for some solutions. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure…