Rainy Tuesday (257/365)

[white_hart]

I managed to arrive at work this morning mostly dry, thanks to my rain poncho and waterproof hiking shoes, but Mary Berry would not have liked my trousers, which had very soggy bottoms.

The trousers were my newest make, the Closet Core Patterns Pietra Pants, in cobalt cotton twill.



I think that, objectively, they turned out better than the purple trousers from a few weeks ago, but I think I may prefer the purple ones to wear. I am now hunting for a pattern for a long-sleeved jersey top which is a bit more than a t-shirt but still simple, unfussy and not too femme, as I think I could do with a few tops like that as an alternative to my patterned shirts, but so far nothing seems quite right.

Comments

[antisoppist]

They have turned out much better than mine did!

I use Tilly and the Buttons Agnes for a long-sleeved jersey top but it is quite fitted even if you don't do the puffy shoulders or the ruched elastic bit at the neck. I've just bought the Woodley Tee from Thread Theory as a possibly looser alternative but I haven't made it yet.

[white_hart]

I think I must have more of the kind of waist/hip ratio designers design for. Have you looked at Sewaholic? I think they design for a larger difference between the two measurements, so might work for you?

The Agnes is definitely more fitted than I want, though I can't quite work out what it is I *do* want apart from "long sleeves, not fitted, not fussy or girly, but not just a t-shirt". I suspect that actually what I mean is that I do want a t-shirt, just one that looks drapy and unstructured rather than either looking fitted or having that very straight look that non-fitted t-shirts can have. Possibly a more A-line t-shirt?