Sunday, April 27, 2014

sail away...

Hi there! Wanna see my latest creation?
Yes! Another dip-dyed sailor sweater. 
A while ago, I pinned this hoodie from Scotch and Soda. I love their clothes, but their prices? Not so much. The sweater shown here costs a whopping 89,95 Euros! 
My inspiration: a Scotch Shrunk hoodie
I figured I could create something similar myself, for a fraction of the price! So I bought a yard of navy striped knit, and dipped it into a dye bath. It took some experimenting to get it right, but in the end, I'm satisfied with the result. 
Then it was just a matter of sewing up the sweater. I used a basic shirt pattern from Ottobre (size 122), and added an overlapping, shawl-like collar.

To create this collar, I cut the neckline about two centimeter (1 inch) wider than the pattern prescribed. The collar was a strip of approximately 70 cm (28 inch) long and 8 cm (3 inch) wide, tapering off at the ends, which I then sewed to the neckline. 

The bright orange drawstring gives a nice pop of color.
So does the topstitching on the elbow pads.
So, there it is. A real Scotch and Soda knockoff for about 10% of their price!
In total, this sweater cost me no more than € 9.00:
Navy striped fabric: €4.50 (9.00 per meter)
Blue fabric: from my stash
Dye: €2.75 (I used only half a sachet)
Orange drawstring: €1

I'm linking to:
Inspired Us Thursdays: Sew Needle Stitch Hook, a link party of fiber arts. | The Inspired Wren

15 comments:

  1. Oh I love the sweater! It's perfect. colours, pattern, fabric. Sooo cute! Do you remember from which Ottobre you took the pattern?
    Love, Maarika

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    1. Hi Maarikami, thanks for your comment. I love it too! And so does my kiddo. I don't remember which Ottobre pattern this was. But it was just a basic shirt pattern, to which I added a self-drafted collar. I added a small description in my blogpost. Hope this is clear enough.

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  2. I LOVE this. I want to dip dye something for my son now!

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    1. Thanks Stephanie. You should! It's so much fun! Be careful though. I accidentally dip dyed my fingers as well. They're still blue after a week...

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  3. I actually like your's better than the pin you showed. The added pop of orange makes it even more fun! another great job!!!

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    1. Thanks Annika, I agree. I didn't like the numbers on the original. That's the best thing about sewing, right? Being able to make something exactly as you like it.

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  4. Love. This. Perfect dip-dyed stripes. I'd love to see you join us at the Inspire Us Thursday link party on The Inspired Wren.

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    1. Thanks Ren, I joined your link party!

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    2. Thanks for linking up. I'll be featuring this for tomorrow's link party!

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  5. I love stripes, and I love this! I really want to make one for my son now! Great Job:)

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  6. I am so in love with this!! Then again, I just adore all of your stuff! I want one for ME!

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  7. Your version is way cooler! I love it! Inspires me to make something for my sons!

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  8. I love this! I love scotch and soda too, but not their prices. :)

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  9. Love this! I found your blog today, googling boys clothes sewing! :) I have two boys & a girl - glad to see more interesting boys' sewing out there.

    If I recall, one issue of Ottobre actually has a very similar sweatshirt? I can't remember which issue. I think it was fleece or something soft, a very long sweatshirt with either a hood or cowl style, and they dyed an ombre from white to blue, AFTER sewing! Off to go hunt through my Ottobres!

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    1. And found it! It's from #40 from 4/2013. :D I like yours better, dyed over stripes! http://www.ottobredesign.com/lehdet_js/2013_4/sivut/15.jpg

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