I've been wanting to move my blog away from Blogspot for a while but could never be bothered to actually do it. This week was the tipping point though, and I've now fully migrated over to https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . The blogspot address will remain here but all new posts will only appear at https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . There are lots of reasons for the move but my biggest one is how hard Blogger has made it for people to subscribe to receive new posts via email. It's such a basic requirement but apparently, they think it's too much to offer. I'm basing this purely on how I myself prefer to consume this stuff. I can't be arsed with feed readers anymore and emails are easy and convenient. When I receive one, if I fancy reading it, I will click through to it and, if not, I'll just delete it. Another reason is the spat between Google (owners of Blogger) and Instagram/Facebook/Meta. I don't even know if this is still the case anymore
The Sew House Seven Toaster Sweater has been around for a long time and I never paid too much attention to it. That is until my BFF made this version and then I immediately realised I needed one of them in my life.
This was such a quick project! I started sewing at 12.17pm and finished at 13:30, just in time for dinner. I love an instant gratification project. I made the size S as it comes. Mine is the raglan version with a funnel neck because the other neckline is not something I'd enjoy wearing. Plus, I really love a raglan jumper.
The fabric is gorgeous. I have this thing with prints that look like watercolours and I can't seem to resist them. I bought this last year as soon as I saw it precisely because it looked like watercolours. I can't remember where I bought it from though. It was somewhere in Germany I think but I really can't be sure.
I made the whole thing using only my overlocker and I'm sure I'll make more. I really like making things that I can do entirely on my overlocker. It goes so quickly and usually without any hiccups - which sometimes I encounter with my sewing machine. She sometimes has a hissy fit depending on the kind of stretch fabric I choose to sew.
I can't really comment on the instructions because I didn't use them. I just did my own thing but I'm really happy with the jumper and I'm sure I won't stop at one.