I go to aqua aerobics 3 or 4 times a week and I like to wear a rashie as it's outdoor and it's a bit warmer in the (not very cold usually but really warm this) winter, and I can't reach the spots for sunscreen. In Brisbane you must wear sunscreen every day even in winter as we have the highest skin cancer rates in the world and I don't want to be any more wrinkly than I am!
Anyway, I went to the Gold Coast to see my friend for a few days and I left my rashie at her place and I she wouldn't get to Brisbane for a few days so I pulled out KS 2600. I saw this pattern listed on a pattern site and then became obsessed with it till I got it but this is my first chance to try it. Isn't it lovely!
I wanted to test it to see how the fit was. I've made McCall's 7417 a few times but it's long between the shoulder and the arm for me and even though I have made a few it wasn't ever a great fit but it is a quick sew. The pants on the McCall's is a good fit though and nicely pieced.
I made the KS in a lycra I bought from Pitt Trading a while ago and made my sister a two piece with. It felt old then and it was a trial to sew too. It proved to be a trial again so instead of using the last scraps to try the pants pattern out, I threw it out! I hadn't made a zip front rashie and only one or two zip opening hoodies so my zip skills are not great. The zip was on hand too so basically free. I put some interfacing stuff on the zip so it wouldn't stretch and also on the waist. I realised this wasn't the best idea after as it wouldn't stretch, but it fits without stretching which is lucky, but next time I'll use some swim elastic instead. I also made it as a crop one as I really hate when the rashie rides up. I still love the print... from memory it was called Moroccan tiles.
It fades and stretches out so I'm not expecting much, but the fit is really good and sits where it needs to, and doesn't move around when I'm active so I'm pretty pleased. My friend at aqua who has been away complimented me this morning and was surprised that I'd made it (even though she knows I sew) so I'm taking that as a win.
This is in the Brisbane Botanical Gardens and it was really lovely to walk around in the night to see the light shows.
That coat is Butterick 2644 (I never realised there was a sew along). I never blogged about it, it seems. I could have used that sew along as I know I did something not quite right on one shoulder but it sits ok so not bothered too much. That's a great wool I got from the fabric sales that a designer place used to put on. I've been going to them for over 30 years but they stopped a few years ago unfortunately. This is a beautiful wool (I also have some in a Kelly green) and it was $4 per metre. It's unlined but good a a cool night in a Brisbane winter. I'm thinking to cut it to knee length or disassemble it to make something else. Not sure still. See you again soon.
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