On Friday/ day six of #MeMadeMay #MemeMadeMay2022 I wore comfort clothes. My sweater started out as a Nashua Yarn store sample for @extravayarnza ‘s former shop. The yarn is an Aran/heavy sweater weight of Alpaca and wool. I loved how it felt. It had a “sproing” to it and yet was very soft. This sweater had challenges. It was ballet pink and shorter than I like sweaters. It had bobbles at the hip and wrists, it had a too-high neck. BUT: it fit and was already knitted. I took it home, and I unraveled the neck, cuffs, and hem. I knit a collar I would find comfortable. I made the sleeves short enough to fit me and eliminated the bobbles. I inserted invisible triangular godets at the hips on both sides. I added knitting at the hem until it was long enough for me to feel comfortable wearing it. (I wear leggings under long sweaters most of the winter.) And then I overdyed the whole ballet pink sweater with a bright blue-purple wool dye. Unfortunately, the overdye has faded over many years but it’s still one of my most comfy sweaters. Oh! And the pants? I sewed them from a self – and drafted leggings pattern and 3X men’s cotton waffle knit sweater left behind by my dear beloved late friend Tony. He would be thrilled to know I had not wasted the good fabric. Ir had enough small flaws in it that I couldn’t give it to charity, but I cut around them. In the second image, I didn’t make anything extra there, but I had such fun once I added both a thrifted scarf and raincoat. Those colors just pulled it all together and made me smile. #MeMadeMay #MeMadeMay2022 #ProudOutfitRepeater #clothesAreNotDisposable #SewOver50 #RemakeClothing #MeMendedMay #KnittersOfInstagram #SewistsOfInstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CdSRfosO2D6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
