#onehourtop

A month or so ago, Cloth House in Soho were doing an amazing sale on jersey, everything was £1 per metre. I went along with my friend and confusedly bought 12 metres. I had no projects in mind, but all the fabric was wonderful and I had to own it.

This top is the first project from that jersey haul! It’s made from a lovely black lace jersey that is so incredibly soft and made of clouds. I only bought 2m which was an oversight on my part.

The pattern is the #onehourtop pattern, which can be found from Fancy Tiger Crafts. I don’t know that it took me an hour, but definitely under 2. That’s an achievement for my first jersey project I think.

The top itself is more wearable than I thought. I expected the lace to be super see through, making it more of a light weight jumper, but it’s actually pretty opaque when up against the skin, I think it could be worn on its own on days when I’m feeling bold. I’ve shown a photo of it over a dress so you can see the length. And in the last photo you can see me holding out my arm in front of a light source, so you can see the pretty lace pattern.

Overall working with jersey is super, and this pattern was very easy. I was debating what I’d make with all that jersey, and have been considering dresses and skirts. But I might just make myself a huge batch of t-shirts at this rate.