Mother Grimm’s Beltaine tunic
Sep. 19th, 2018 02:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
knittingbanshee I love this pattern! And I love the sizing that Mother Grimm uses: I’m in between sizes Peridot at the top, and Moonstone from the waist down. So I graded between them, with no changes to the waistlines, which makes it easier.
I made it without the bodice/skirt seam or waistband piece. I used a blue camouflage knit fabric, so I thought that’d make it look neater. I made the hanky hem, with pockets - of course with pockets!
The pattern is pretty detailed, and easy to follow. It took a few hours to complete, because every seam requires a straight seam and a zigzag edging when you haven’t got a serger. Probably the most complicated thing is sewing the seams that involve the pockets - basting is useful.
So far I’ve worn it a couple of times - with jeans, because it’s gettting a bit too cold to wear it with leggins, although it would work well with them too. If I make it again, I may make the pockets a bit shallower - when I put my phone in them, it falls to the very very bottom, and then it does take a while to fish it out. Also, the opening for the pockets could do with being a bit larger.
I think I’ll make another one, with the curved hem, just to see the difference.
I made it without the bodice/skirt seam or waistband piece. I used a blue camouflage knit fabric, so I thought that’d make it look neater. I made the hanky hem, with pockets - of course with pockets!
The pattern is pretty detailed, and easy to follow. It took a few hours to complete, because every seam requires a straight seam and a zigzag edging when you haven’t got a serger. Probably the most complicated thing is sewing the seams that involve the pockets - basting is useful.
So far I’ve worn it a couple of times - with jeans, because it’s gettting a bit too cold to wear it with leggins, although it would work well with them too. If I make it again, I may make the pockets a bit shallower - when I put my phone in them, it falls to the very very bottom, and then it does take a while to fish it out. Also, the opening for the pockets could do with being a bit larger.
I think I’ll make another one, with the curved hem, just to see the difference.