Pattern: Oliver and S sailboat top. Last time I made a 3 and the arms were a bit short, so now he’s a size 4 I made a 5 and we’re good. I don’t think its the pattern sizing, we’re probably a long armed species.
Fabric: Stripey Jersey pinched from a loved-no-longer dress that wasn’t really my style. I didn’t take before photos so you’ll have to take my word for it, but I squeezed out every piece of this pattern bar the hem facing.
Mods: Chunky black cuffs, I like how they look on the cardigans. Instead of two buttons on each shoulder, I used one big button, mostly out of necessity!
Botchy bits: Something is up with my button hole foot. It’s catching the fabric half way through each hole so then I have to tug at it which makes for a really average button hole. I wish I could say its just happening with knits, but wovens too. It’s making me a little nervous, seeing as the next few projects I ‘d like to sew for me have so many buttons in really obvious places. Somehow I don’t think I’ll be attaching giant buttons to hide the mess beneath, though I quite like it here!
Make again: This is one of my favourite boy patterns. I like the details like top stitching and facings, which make for a neat finish and look more complicated than they are. Now that I know it works in a knit…
