Purple Grasser Hoodie

I made a new warm hoodie. I bought the pattern from Grasser about two years ago, I even promptly printed it (and forgot about that, so I printed it anew, uff), but then I used the fabric I had intended for it for a different project and more or less abandoned the idea.

Then a couple of weeks ago I came upon small piece of one side brushed fleece in this absolutely gorgeous red wine color and simply had to have it. Unfortunately, the shop didn't have more of this fabric in this particular color and I didn't fancy any of their other fleeces, so this 80 cm piece, 180 cm wide, had to fit the bill. And it did, more or less.

The pattern is a moderate volume sweater, with a generous hood, which I lined with black cotton jersey and a kangaroo pocket at the front. I wanted to make the cuffs and hem out of rib cuffing, but I simply couldn't find any ribbing that would suit the color of the hoodie, so in the end I managed to squeeze cuffing out of the same 80 cm piece of fleece.

The fabric is very soft and warm and the hoodie feels super comfortable. I made the sleeves and the body a bit longer as I am willing to give it to Gaby, if she wants it (we are expecting her for a couple of days next week); otherwise I'd be happy to keep it for myself.

Pattern: Grasser N 634

Size: 40, Height 158-164cm 

Fabric: cotton sweatpants fabric, 80 cm

Time to make: 6 days

The hood is probably the best feature of this sweater, it is wide enough (as I like them), sits comfortably on the shoulders and does not pull back.

Would I recommend the pattern or repeat it? I don't think so. I don't like the fallen shoulders and the volume they give to the upper part of the body. True, the freedom of movement is good and the overall volume is comfortable, but I don't like the look of it and I am willing to try other patterns for my next hoodies.

Black Grasser T-Shirt

My latest most favourite long sleeve! It is so soft, so warm, I don't want to take it off, ever :)

Recently I became intrigued by another Russian sewing pattern company - Grasser. They have a range of patterns in various sizes AND HEIGHTS, and their cut looks to me interesting and with a more modern vibe. I bought two patterns - a hoodie and a cowl neck sweater and in the end made their free pattern - the T-shirt :)

I had a piece of very soft and drapey brushed cotton double knit and I bought the cowl sweater pattern specifically for it, as the fabric had the exact characteristics for that sweater. However, after I assembled the pattern, I took out and measured my piece of fabric only to find out that it was smaller than I had remembered it - only 62 cm long, so it was only half of what was needed for the sweater. Still, it was a very nice piece of fabric and I was sure I could make something out of it!

And as I still wanted to test the new company, I downloaded their free T-shirt pattern. I chose size 40 (xs) based on my bust measurement and height 158-164 cm and I cut the top without any corrections for height as I usually have to do - such a relief! The pieces barely fit my narrow fabric and I had to make the neckband out of two pieces, as I didn't want to shorten the sleeves or the body and there was just not enough fabric to spare for the band. My only modification to the pattern - I made the neckband higher. I've never been a fan of turtle neck sweaters, but I like the high neck on this one and I think it fits the overall style of this long sleeve.

Pattern: Free T-shirt by Grasser

Size: 40 height 158-164 cm

Fabric: brushed double knit, cotton, 62 cm

Thread: black polyester

Time to make: 1 day

 

Pictures from my phone from our walk through the center of the city today on a bleak January Sunday.