okaaaaaaaay. I picked up this knit from Joann's in the bargain bin. I thought I had scored a real find. It was similar in weight and feel to a knit I had bought a few weeks early...for a lot more per yard. It was purple! My color! And the stripes looked fun, though I had an inkling they might cause me trouble.
I made Jalie 3024 twice before. The first one I wear A LOT. I love that dress. It is super comfy and it looks great. The fabric is purple and gray, which really looks good on me. (The other one I don't like so well.) So being lazy, I thought I would just use that pattern again with this new knit. This one I added these cute ruffles to the sleeves.
So I made this up and I was sad. I don't like it. It is comfy, but I mean the stripes are very, very stripey. Like blindingly stripey. I call it my Harlequin dress because I feel like a clown in it. Plus, it just doesn't seem to flatter my figure. Or hide the less flattering bits as the case may be.
I made Jalie 3024 twice before. The first one I wear A LOT. I love that dress. It is super comfy and it looks great. The fabric is purple and gray, which really looks good on me. (The other one I don't like so well.) So being lazy, I thought I would just use that pattern again with this new knit. This one I added these cute ruffles to the sleeves.
So I made this up and I was sad. I don't like it. It is comfy, but I mean the stripes are very, very stripey. Like blindingly stripey. I call it my Harlequin dress because I feel like a clown in it. Plus, it just doesn't seem to flatter my figure. Or hide the less flattering bits as the case may be.
Also, I realized about Jalie 3024 that I should have been more observant and less lazy about the bust sizing. I clearly need a full bust adjustment. When I look at my other Jalie 3024s, I see the same problem. Here is a close-up where you can see the waist band cutting across my bosom.
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