Sloths! I love sloths and when I saw this fleece at Spotlight I couldn’t resist. It didn’t get made up straight away but went into the stash and survived the fire.
As soon as the weather started to cool I knew I wanted a comfy house jumper to keep me warm and what better way tos ray comfy and warm than fleece sloths!
I’d never made the Linden before and had always thought the neckline a tad wide for my tastes. A quick chat on instagram with @Daisysewcrazy (and not daisysewlazy that I wrote originally ?) confirmed that you can easily add in more and still not end up with too much of a blocked in neck look I went for it. I cut the largest size and added 2cm to the neckline all the way round. Even with the band it’s still quite an open neckline so definitely think about that when you are planning one.
By sheer co incidence I managed to line up my stripes down the side seams! Sloth magic for the win.
Because it’s a comfy home one I just turned the hems under and used my cover stitch machine to secure them all down. I found the trick to me getting the stitch line and internal hem perfectly aligned is to measure and pin, then use a bit of washi tape to help give me a guide on the plate while sewing. Am sure it will get easier but for the moment it’s making it work for me.
All in all a very simple but very cozy make.
Pattern: Grainline Patterns Linden Sweatshirt
Fabric: Fleece sloths from stash originally from Spotlight
Alterations: no bands, added 2cm to block in the neckline, adjusted neck band length accordingly. For neck time potentially add another 1.5cm to block in? Shorten sleeve length if adding rib bands.