It never ceases to amaze me what designers can come up with for fabric patterns. The push for faux fill-in-the-blank can give you a fun look with the comfort of knit. I’ve seen faux leather, faux sparkles, faux glitter and here we have faux cable knit. It gives you a look of winter, but without the heavy sweater or in my case, allergy to wool where I can’t stand the itch.
This had to be made into a fall tunic, of course!
This is my pattern draft. The only piece missing here is the bottom band that I didn’t do a pattern piece. The pockets ended up a little too small and I wanted more height from the collar. I adjusted the pieces for next time after I made up this first one.
I made the cowl go inward so it wasn’t floppy. It also folds over nicely.
I do believe that I will be wearing this tunic a lot this winter. it is super comfy and fun looking!
The fabrics:
- Cable Knit – Pre-order from RP Custom Fabrics (round open 10/7 – 10/31)
- Black bamboo knit – Nature’s Fabrics
- Black quilted knit – Aurora Fabrics (not in stock anymore)
Pattern:
- Self-drafted
Love your designs. They are classy and something different from what you might see in a store. And the color combos are great. Wish I had those talents !
Thank you! I try to draft new patterns when I sew up samples just to make them stand out. Sometimes it can be a bit of a hair puller to get them done right, but I like the challenge!