Everyone should have one, their own super hero cape. When I was a kid it was my swimming towel, corners wraped around the straps of my swimming costume. This long cardi is 126 from January 2011 issue of Burdastyle. Daughter No2 had picked it out earlier this year, and I dutifully purchased 3m of black ponte from Fabworks to make it.
Then I sat on it, prettier and more interesting patterns constantly jumped ahead of it. Then finally in August, I put it on “the list”. Now I had to get on with it! Only 3 pieces, it was so quick and easy to make, I don’t know why I’d put it off for so long! The overlocker was put to good use, and the sewing machine was drafted in for the twin needle stitching of the hems and front edge.
The magazine has two versions of this cardi, one called a coat (126A) made with boiled wool and with a belt, and this one in jersey, as part of their loungewear collection.
It’s a great pattern and I really want to make another, or two, one for me and another for daughter no 1 – at least. I rather fancy one in a nice russet coloured boiled wool. Just to find the right colour somewhere! So, made back in August, this cardi was made about a month ago, and one of my entries for that month’s BurdaStyle Challenge. Given that it’s already nearly the end of September, I wonder when I’ll blog those things I’ve made this month…
THE COMPULSIVE SEAMSTRESS 