I finished sewing this pullover last night and I'm very pleased with the outcome. It's the Submarine Pullover by Shwin Designs. I made it it a size 8 with a very stable knit fabric in a. Normally I would have sewn a size 10 for my 9 year old son, but this pattern only goes up to a size 8 and the measurements listed on the pattern that stated that the finished pullover would fit a chest size 1 1/2 inches larger than my son's, so I trusted it and went forward. and happily it was right! I struggled mightily with the placket on the front of the pullover, it was not very cooperative, although it might have been made more difficult with the knit fabric. The pattern is written for a woven fabric but has a hack posted on the blog showing a sweatshirt version sewn up by the pattern designer. She does mention it can be a bit fiddly to use a stretchy fabric when sewing this so I knew going in that this might be an issue, and she was most definitely right. But it has not discouraged me from wanting to sew this pattern again, I already have several more planned in both a stable knit and some wovens for both my 9 year old and 2 year old boys. I truly loved the final outcome I got with this handsome pullover and I would love to make more of them.
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