Our extended family is expanding, and that's good news for me because then I have a reason to sew baby clothes, which I love to do. We have a new grandnephew that was born in September, so this time I got to make a little boy outfit. USPS tracking informed me that the gift had been delivered on Friday, so I guess I'm safe in showing it to you now.
I recently came across a new tutorial by SeeKateSew, so I decided to give it a try. I also happened to have in my stash some knit fabric for a sports-minded little guy (which I'm sure he will be someday). I got it and the solid knit several years ago in a grab bag of lovely fabrics from an online shop that was closing out. They were a steal!
Here is part of the outfit in the making. Can you tell what it is?
If you guessed a hoodie, you were correct! Here it is completed.
He can even keep his little hands warm in that front pocket. Plus there are pants to go with it. With cuffed pockets, even. Okay, those pockets are fake. But cute!
It was an easy project, and very fun to sew. You can find the tutorial here. You have to sign up for the newsletter to get the free pattern, but nothing wrong with that. I think I only did one thing differently, and that is that I didn't topstitch the cuffs as instructed, because it would have required a zigzag or some other stretch stitch, and I didn't think that would look very professional. I just serged the seam and pressed it up. I had taken a class on making T-shirts many years ago, and that's how we did it then. I was glad to have taken that class, as it was helpful in making this outfit.
The size in the tutorial suggested it was for a 9-12 month old baby... or a 6 month old chubby baby. Ha. So I really don't know when it'll fit this little guy. :) I hope it isn't difficult to get on and off of him, but the fabrics are pretty stretchy, so that'll help. I hope to get a followup report (you know who you are) on it eventually so I'll know whether I should use the pattern again someday or not.
