{"id":82147,"date":"2024-02-19T11:10:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T16:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=82147"},"modified":"2024-02-16T12:44:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:44:41","slug":"asmitas-antwerp-pullover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2024\/02\/asmitas-antwerp-pullover.html","title":{"rendered":"Asmita’s Antwerp Pullover"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asmita is back with her latest sewing project, our Antwerp Pullover sewing pattern<\/a>! We like how, even though this pattern was designed mostly for woven fabrics, she managed this extremely thick knit fabric with some clever solutions for the details. Take it away, Asmita!<\/p>\n

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As is often the case, the story of the Antwerp Pullover began with fabric. A Canadian friend offered to send me some fabric with her parents who were travelling to my hometown. I had enough in my stash but could not resist her offer because it is still hard to get good quality knits here, and the prohibitively expensive shipping means I would have never ordered it. Liesl+Co had just released their fall patterns, and winter in Delhi was around the corner. It all seemed to come together quite nicely.<\/p>\n

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My experience with knits is pretty limited, but the Antwerp seemed like a good pattern to sew because first, who doesn\u2019t want a comfy and stylish sweatshirt? And two, the kind of knit that it called for was a stable knit and I felt confident that my machine and I could handle it. Initially I was counting on making the sweatshirt for myself, but my daughter really took to the pattern I decided to make it into one of her very late Christmas gifts.<\/p>\n

Sizing:<\/strong> I made a size 0 based on her measurements with a few very small mods. It\u2019s still roomy but considering that our houses are not heated, I am glad to say that it fits comfortable over up to three layers of clothing. My initial plan was to make View A, but I made a mistake while cutting the fabric and had to sadly skip the placket.<\/p>\n

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Fabric:<\/strong> The fabric that she chose is called Brushed knit sweatshirt (I bought it from L\u2019oiseau fabrics) and has a 15-20% stretch. Given the thickness of the fabric (I must admit it surprised me a bit when I received the package) I wasn\u2019t sure if my machine could handle two layers of the thick knit, facing, and the front\/back at the neckline. Hence the second fabric, which is lighter and thinner. The hood lining is flannel (Riley Blake: \u201cJust dreamy by My Mind\u2019s Eye,\u201d 2009) had been in my stash for over a decade. My original plan was to make the plackets with this flannel too, but since I made a mistake in the cutting part, I decided to do a hem facing with the same fabric. According to my daughter\u2019s style rules: using a different fabric in only one place on a garment feels like a mistake, so use it at least twice! I followed this maxim\u2014thus, besides the hood lining, the sleeves, and the hem both have facing. This is a good idea if your fabric like mine is very thick and your machine like mine is pretty basic.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s it! I know I could have sewn this with a woven fabric and probably loved it as much, but I am so glad I took a chance and stuck to my decision of using a knit. It feels like crossing a small but significant mental hurdle that I had set up for myself. My daughter tells me it is comfortable and cozy, just as a sweatshirt ought to be.<\/p>\n

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You can pick up your own copy of our Antwerp Pullover in paper<\/a> or in digital<\/a> format. And we always love to see what you make with our patterns, so we encourage you to share your photos on Instagram with the hashtags #antwerppullover<\/a> and #lieslandco<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Asmita sewed our Antwerp Pullover and made some clever design decisions related to the thickness of the fabric. She’s hear to talk about how it worked out! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":82153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[20879],"class_list":["post-82147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-antwerp"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/asmita-pullover.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-lmX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":81680,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2023\/10\/antwerp-pullover-from-our-pattern-testers.html","url_meta":{"origin":82147,"position":0},"title":"antwerp pullover from our pattern testers","author":"Kari","date":"October 18, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Take a look at some of the Antwerp Pullovers our testers made! 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