A Named Sloane Sweatshirt with Atelier Brunette Gorgeousness!

Hello lovelies

I’ve been on a mission to make myself a range of different sweatshirt patterns lately (as you will have probably seen!). I guess this is just out of curiosity to test the fit and style of a bunch of them. This particular pattern has been in the pile for so long, and I was excited to finally get round to making it!

It is a Named Sloane Sweatshirt, which features a couple of darts on the front. I was drawn to this pattern because I had been after a narrower neckband than some other patterns have. I like to wear a t-shirt underneath my jumpers (for warmth, you know!), and too often you can see too much of the t-shirt showing inside the sweatshirt neckline – which I hate! And I’m *very* happy to say that this neckline situation has been avoided with this amazing pattern.

The only possibly negative I would mention about this pattern is that seam allowances are not included – so you must remember to add these when cutting out. I can’t remember if this is the same for all patterns by Named. But just wanted to get in here early and give you fair warning about this (as someone kindly messaged me on Instagram to alert me to this too).

And the fabric I’ve used here has been in the stash for way too long… it is another incredible French terry from Atelier Brunette (bought from Backstitch many moons ago!). If you follow my blog you will know that I recently made a Zebre sweatshirt from an Atelier Brunette French terry (blog post HERE) – so I feel like I mustered up the courage to cut into that fabric…. and it kind of got me into the spirit of just using the fancy fabric. I think there’s a moral to this story somewhere… maybe there’s no point in keeping these posh fabrics to sit in a stash… and best to just brave it and make something…? Something like that anyway!

I would definitely recommend this pattern to others – I love wearing it! The only things I would change on a future one (and these are just personal preference things) are to have a wider waistband (as in taller – does that make sense?!), and longer cuffs. Then I think I will have my absolute dream jumper in all of the world! 

Anyway, I’m going to be working on a dress as my next project… if you’re interested in seeing sneak peeks of what I’m getting up to then head over to my Instagram (@gingerthreadgrl) and you will be able to check out my stories for all of the fun in my sewing room (and the rest of my world!). 

Pattern: Named Sloane Sweatshirt

Fabric: Atelier Brunette French Terry, bought from Backstitch

Size made: 38

Adjustments made: None