I was so pleased with how my Cinderella dress turned out and
how well things had been going that I decided to try my hand at DUN DUN DUN…
knits. Now my background with knits is that I really really really really
really really really really really really really really really really really
really really really really really really really really really can’t sew knits.
No matter how hard I try, I just am not good at it. My stitches are always
terrible and the material just goes all floopy on me. Its just too stretchy for
me to work with.
But you know I’ve been so confident that I thought I would
try J
Silly me J
I keep getting advice like: be patient, go slowly, and keep trying. But none of
that helps with my knit issue L
I bought some Liberty Jane patterns recently (and got all
their free ones of course) and from them chose a nice plain tee shirt. I’d like
to add (plug for Liberty Jane) that their patterns are much much much much
easier than even the easiest Simplicity pattern. I think printing the whole
thing off in full color would defeat the purpose of the patterns being so
cheap, so I only print the last couple pages – the pattern itself – and leave
the instructions on my laptop to use. I just love how simple and concise the
patterns are J
I chose a purple knit for the fabric. It was actually a
t-shirt that I cut and used for fabric, a nice textured, bumpy tee. The pieces
cut out okay. Sometimes when I cut out knit, the fabric stretches all funny and
my pieces end up smaller than they are supposed to be or cockeyed or something,
but this one cut ok.
Then I began to assemble. Now this pattern was sooooo easy,
there wasn't really room for error. It had a front, 2 backs, and 2 sleeves.
Super simple, right?
W-R-O-N-GGGGGG
I like to use contrasting thread when I know I am going to
really be practicing something so I can see my mistakes. Well this was one
giant mistake… I can’t even say that I messed anything up because the shirt
went to together exactly as it was supposed to. Its just the stitching looks
TERRIBLE. I just can’t sew knit and I don’t know why L
I give it a BIG thumbs down:
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