Made By A Fabricista: A Holiday Mini-Capsule

Hello everyone and Happy Holidays!!

This month for my Fabricista makes, I wanted to sew something like a capsule wardrobe but just for the holidays. I took two yards of ruby red heathered sweater knit and three yards of plaid rayon shirting and turned them into the holiday mix-and-match outfit of my dreams.

I started with a sweater made with Simplicity 8982. I made view B, but added a cuff to the sleeve. This is a lovely simple sweater pattern that is great on it's own but loose enough to layer. This sweater knit is the softest, coziest fabric and I cannot recommend it highly enough. It's light weight but plenty warm enough for winter.

From the rayon shirting I made a plaid blouse from a 1968 Simplicity pattern (no. 8399). This seems to have been a fairly popular pattern at the time as it is widely available. It's a pretty basic top with a one piece collar. I like the clean lines and the easy construction of it. Also, the envelope illustrations are just delightful.

Finally I added a matching circle skirt using the free Veronika pattern from Megan Nielsen. This was probably the trickiest make of the whole bunch. Once I had sewn up the skirt, but before hemming it, I hung it for several days to let the fabric relax. After that the bias cut sides had stretched out significantly and the skirt was decidedly no longer a circle. I got out my handy skirt marker and began pinning where I wanted the new hem line. This gave me a nice, even hem parallel to the floor. From there I could trim off the excess and hem the skirt as usual.

After all of that I had plenty of the sweater knit, so I decided to go ahead and make some cozy accessories. I made the Ellie and Mac Sew It Forward socks, a cozy winter hat from French designer Ivanne. S, and a pair of Gina Rene Designs pleated fingerless gloves. These will all get warn quite a bit this winter.

There you have it! A mini-capsule for the holidays. I can wear everything for a Christmas celebration (a bit much but doable), or just wear the blouse and skirt as a faux dress, or the sweater with pants for work, or the skirt with a plain t-shirt. I can even carry these pieces into the spring and summer, just imagine the plaid top with a knot in the front and a pair of shorts!

KRISHA | @buttercupthreads

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