A Simple Knit Top/ NewLook 6420
Hey Everyone! How was everyone's February? I have to say, this is the warmest February I can remember Chicago having in a long time. I'll take it! This month I continued on my knit top kick and attempted NewLook 6420. Because it's such a simple pattern I figured I didn't need to make a muslin. *Long siiigh*, when will I ever learn? Luckily I was using a sale-fabric from Joann I paid all of $5/yard for, so it wasn't an expensive mistake. And actually- my only mistake was cutting the size small (10-12) which was huuuge. I could still unpick it, cut the pieces smaller, and re-sew it, I'm just not sure I'm that dedicated to this particular pattern. For my second attempt, I cut the XS, also HUGE. I mean, ridiculous, swimming-in-my-garment huge. I ended up taking a large amount of fabric off both sides of this top, front and back, like this: Although this helped the fit drastically, I'm still not super impressed with how this turned out. For...