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I made a playsuit as a joke. But now, I kind of like it – not for it’s looks (I have a serious aversion to jumpsuits – maybe I wore too many as a child!) but for it’s comfort. It’s only for indoor wear, of course ;)
I used McCall’s Carefree 6597, a seventies pattern I picked up at a charity store as a joke between friends. I used red jersey and sewed it up using a narrow zigzag stitch and my overlocker. There’s just one pattern piece, which is cut twice, and pre-made bias binding is used for the elastic casings. I also knotted some wooden beads at the ends of the straps. Easy! It took me 90 minutes to complete, just as the pattern promised!
This is getting donated to a friend who will actually wear it outside (apparently it’ll be perfect to wear over togs!) Still it was a fun experiment in sewing with knits, which is something I’m need more practice at!
You can read the unabridged version on my blog: The Forty Acre Wood
Material Notes
Red jersey, wooden beads, thread, bias binding
Difficulty
Novice
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Dec 24, 2011, 04.05 AMby bernieandi
This looks great on you!
Feb 14, 2011, 01.39 PMby aibby
It looks great on you, looks very comfortable too.
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Feb 15, 2011, 08.08 AMby sarsaparilla
Thanks :)
Feb 14, 2011, 12.06 PMby pampula
I think this is actually very cute, even though you made it as a joke!:D However I understand you beeing leery about playsuits; I also have slightly funny feeling when wearing one, but I’ve definitely grown to like them:)
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Feb 15, 2011, 08.09 AMby sarsaparilla
Thanks! Playsuits make me feel like a toddler again, but they are so, so comfortable ;)