So I started this t-shirt at least 2 years ago and by started I mean, I bought the pattern (downloaded actually as I had to have it immediately) and acquired 2 charity shop t-shirts to refashion. And then nothing. Fabric and pattern sat in a bag, somehow migrated up to the attic and waited for me to find then again. And that happened on Tuesday.
Apologies for the really bad photo, it is a very grey rainy day here. So I traced it out and cut it out (that was fun as the pattern says you need 1.5m of fabric and I had two not massive t-shirts) and sewed it up yesterday.
In hindsight I probably would have been better off testing this pattern out with regular fabric rather than trying to refashion two too small t-shirts, but we live and learn. The fabric I used for the body, should have been a little drapier, the cowl just doesn't drape. But I actually prefer it without a cowl. The shawl should have been cut from a double layer of fabric and folded in half, but I just didn't have enough fabric. So it is cut from a single layer and the front edge is hemmed and would probably drape much better if sewn as intended.
I don't know how I actually managed to line up the striped between the sleeves and the shawl collar, it was completely unintentional, a fluke if you will. However, there was absolutely no way the sleeves were going to fit into the armhole, hence the puffy sleeves.
This is a simple pattern to make (the foibles of jersey fabric not with standing) and I will definitely make it again, although I try to remove the drape of the cowl all together and reduce the size of the sleeves so they actually fit. So I really don't know why it too me so very long to make.
