Pattern: Bluegingerdoll's Bonnie Knit Top
Fabric: panel-printed knit
Cost: $30
Indie designers must have been working overtime this summer because I have had so many new patterns to share with you lately! The latest is Bluegingerdoll's Bonnie, a vintage-inspired sweater top made from knit fabric. I was a pattern tester for this one, and sewed it up in one evening!
Unlike some of the other knit tops on the market right now, what I really love about this pattern is all the options. The collar can be cut as crew-neck, scooped, or boat-neck. The sleeves have options for full, three-quarter, or flutter sleeves. And the length can be made cropped with a waistband or hip-length. Abby has really outdone herself this time!
The other thing I got super excited about was that I found the perfect fabric! I have seen these striped tops all over lately where the stripe pattern ends above the bust, and I actually found a panel-printed knit that allowed me to do the same thing! Each panel had stripes running down the center, but big white spaces at either end, allowing me to cut this top with white framing my face. I absolutely love it! Hoping to squeeze one more kimono sleeved tee out of this fabric as well.
As you can see, I made mine up with a boat neck, 3/4 sleeves, and hip-length. I have been wearing it once a week since I made it up a few weeks ago, so I know this one is going to be a hit! It's that perfect transitional piece for cooler weather. In the spring I think I may make up a flutter-sleeve one, too!
Use code BONNIE at checkout to get 10% off through this weekend in the Bluegingerdoll store ;)
Fabric: panel-printed knit
Cost: $30
Indie designers must have been working overtime this summer because I have had so many new patterns to share with you lately! The latest is Bluegingerdoll's Bonnie, a vintage-inspired sweater top made from knit fabric. I was a pattern tester for this one, and sewed it up in one evening!
Unlike some of the other knit tops on the market right now, what I really love about this pattern is all the options. The collar can be cut as crew-neck, scooped, or boat-neck. The sleeves have options for full, three-quarter, or flutter sleeves. And the length can be made cropped with a waistband or hip-length. Abby has really outdone herself this time!
The other thing I got super excited about was that I found the perfect fabric! I have seen these striped tops all over lately where the stripe pattern ends above the bust, and I actually found a panel-printed knit that allowed me to do the same thing! Each panel had stripes running down the center, but big white spaces at either end, allowing me to cut this top with white framing my face. I absolutely love it! Hoping to squeeze one more kimono sleeved tee out of this fabric as well.
As you can see, I made mine up with a boat neck, 3/4 sleeves, and hip-length. I have been wearing it once a week since I made it up a few weeks ago, so I know this one is going to be a hit! It's that perfect transitional piece for cooler weather. In the spring I think I may make up a flutter-sleeve one, too!
Use code BONNIE at checkout to get 10% off through this weekend in the Bluegingerdoll store ;)
Looks great! I love the stripes, so glad the fabric worked out!
ReplyDeleteLooks really nice! I love that the top doesn't have stripes on the shoulders!
ReplyDeleteLovely top! I had a sweater almost exactly the same from Gap that I completely wore out. Where, if I may ask, did you get that great paneled stripe?
ReplyDeleteI got the fabric locally at Stone Mountain & Daughter in Berkeley. Looks like they don't sell it online but you might be able to call the store and ask!
Deletelove tops with the stripes like this! nice job, it looks so cute!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I’m such a sucker for stripes I absolutely need a top like yours ;)
ReplyDeleteReally love this! Not only the shape of the top, but those stripes are brill! Good find!
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Bonnie! how lucky you were to fins this knit. I'm super jealous. Its seems we are all after spotty and stripey knits but they are frequently the hardest to find.
ReplyDeleteYes, I am definitely obsessing over stripes right now. Can I count them as one of my palette colors?? And your striped Bonnie looked gorgeous, too!
Deletethis entire outfit looks so good. Like a movie star from the golden age in their spare time.
ReplyDeleteI love your look, something coming out of the seventies!
ReplyDeleteI'll have my go at that top soon, too.
This fabric is great! So Frenchie so chic. And, I think the style of the pattern really suits your fabric...nice one.
ReplyDeleteThis is super!! What an awesome fabric find! I really like the Bonnie, it just seems a little expensive for a knit top :( What do you think? Different enough from other knit top patterns to be worth it?
ReplyDeleteI usually only buy patterns if I can't draft them using a pattern I already have. So if it's got a design feature I want or complicated construction, then I will shell out. For this top that might be the gathered shoulders or the flutter sleeves, or the cropped waist with the band depending on one's skill level. Otherwise, I just draft it using what I got!
ReplyDeletewoo, I am so envious that you found a panel knit fabric that allows no stripe on top - a look i want to make! where did you happen upon this fabric? the top looks so chic on you great job!
ReplyDeleteThe fabric is from a local shop: Stone Mountain and Daughter in Berkeley. I tried googling for a panel knit but it's hard to search for one online. Maybe try Christine Haynes's method on the Marianne dress where she sews a stripe with a solid?
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