kcwc spring 2012: day five
April 27th, 2012
My youngest has a thing for hoods. He would be happy if every shirt he own had one (this tutorial makes that a possibility). He was looking a little like the incredible hulk in his old hoodie, so a new one was definitely in order.
the pattern: the hoodie pattern from Happy Homemade vol. 2. I made this pattern a few years ago and my son still wears his--has it on today actually. Successful boy's patterns for tops made from woven fabric are few and far between. That makes this hoodie pattern practically perfect. I added a kangaroo pocket to make it actually perfect.
the fabric: yellow linen from JoAnn's. I've been using a lot of linen this week. I can't help it, it is just so perfect for summertime kids: sturdy but still soft, lightweight but still durable. Also, my youngest is crazy for the color yellow and there aren't a whole lot of tasteful options out there for that color. This yellow was yellow enough for him, but mustard-y enough for me.
the sewing: This pattern comes together crazy fast. The elastic in the front is a little fiddly and I know it doesn't look the greatest, but whatever. The hoods on the last hoodies I made seemed small, so I made this hood bigger. Except I made it bigger in the back and now my son looks like a conehead. I fixed the hood not so it's not so pointy (after this photo shoot), but it's still elf-y. An elf is cuter than a conehead, right? I think the hood pattern needs to be made bigger in the front so it covers his forehead. I already cut out another of these hoodies for my five year old son, but I may re-draft the hood before I start sewing.
Here are today's cuties from the flickr pool:
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LOVE the yellow hoodie! Have heard good things about that book. Does it have other boy patterns??
it does! a few button up shirts and lots of shorts.
Hoods make every shirt better! I love how this turned out, you've convinced me to give Japanese pattern books a go. Thanks so much for including my shorts, the Flickr pool is overwhelmingly awesome, I feel super honored.
Agree - hoods are pretty much essential! I have this book and have been thinking of trying this pattern - would love to see how you modify the hood for optimal size and minimal cone-headedness!
Oh man, love this so much (even/especially the pointy elfkin hood - looks like it fits his demeanor well!). I have HHV2 but haven't made anything out of it yet...after your projects this week, I think it'll be a must! The yellow is awesome too. Really getting a kick out of yellow on little guys lately...
that is the perfect shade of yellow! Your little guy is super cute.
Hood issues and all, this is a pretty darn cute hoodie - I like it.
As you can probably tell, I'm a huge fan of yellow :) Love the cute hoodie. And thank you for including my dress in your post!!
That's so cute. The pocket makes it perfect. I bought this book last fall after you mentioned it and made my boy this in red/black checked flannel--he was wearing it yesterday! I agree with your comments on the pattern, the hood barely reaches his forehead but I do love the pointy elf-ness of it!
Hey, this one is really wonderful! I'll try it!
I´m not a big fan of yellow but this shade of yellow I love!
hey, on the Jo-Ann's linens you use like this bright color, are they linen blends (and if so, linen/cotton? linen/poly?) -- or does your store actually stock good colors of 100% linens? I feel like the pickings are always so slim at ours (located in one of those creepy half-vacant malls). On a related note, someone at the store told me that jo-ann's was recently acquired by the group that owns nordstrom's. strange.
I'm guessing this was a blend. I've recently come off my high 100%linen horse and started buying stuff with rayon in it. If there is enough linen--like 50% at least--it still behaves like linen.
hey! my JoAnns is in a creepy half-vacant mall too!
thank you for stopping by! I'm really in love with this hoodie! beside the fabric and the colour I like mostly the elastic in the front. it looks very special. and my middle son also likes to wear hoods a lot...! the KCWC was great! thank you for your effort!
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and I forgot to say: the best of this KCWC is that my head is full of ideas and I'm really in mood for sewing (and to blog again...) now after the KCWC! thank you!