Not Made: lap T for infant
Project Notes: well, all was not well that ended well here. I intended to modify the onesie pattern I’d made before into a t for a friend’s new baby. That modification was easy enough: just line up the front and back pattern pieces and mark where to cut just before the legholes start. However, in the end the project turned into scrap.
Mistakes/Complications: I made one irreparable mistake: I trimmed the binding too much. In knits class, I was shown how to pin the binding first, see how the length seems and trim it if it’s not tight enough. Unfortunately I got overzealous with my trimming and when I sewed on the binding it was a bit short. Now I had intended to leave it a tiny bit short, because I thought the little ends I left unbound would get hidden in the seam allowance and would reduce bulk. But by the time I sewed the T’s sides together, I saw that part of the unbound bit was exposed.
By this point I was already experiencing problems. Even though I had previously made this pattern, this time the neckline looked bad. The neckhole appeared roomy enough for a 3 in diameter neck. I should have photographed this but by the time I saw the above mistake, I was too frustrated and tossed it on the scrap pile.
Notes for Next Time: Figure out why the neckline went awry. I actually wondered if I had cut 2 of the back or something.
Fabrics: I used a very lightweight interlock for the main fabric, and a medium weight one for the binding.
Tags: binding, failure, knits, lap T, Ottobre