(Another) Seamwork Aberdeen – modified

Thrilled to find myself with another TNT pattern in the Seamwork Aberdeen, particularly as it meets my MakeNine goal of using my subscription patterns more regularly.

The author is sitting on a bench seat in her back yard.  She is wearing jeans and a cream coloured v-neck sweater with the long sleeves cuffed.  She is wearing sunglasses and looking away from the camera.
Apparently it could have done with an iron…

This is my third Aberdeen (see the others here) and this time I modified the back to be a much higher round neck, rather than the v on both sides. I found especially in the colder months, the back of my neck was getting cold with the identical v-back. I just needed to adjust the neckband, which I sort of did visually as I sewed it.

The author is sitting on a bench seat in her back yard.  She is wearing jeans and a cream coloured v-neck sweater with the long sleeves cuffed.  She is wearing sunglasses and looking at the camera and smiling.

I wanted this to be a comfy yet lightweight jumper – a little oversized, but not sloppy. The fit is spot on and it’s the sort of thing you chuck on after a sunny day when the evening draws in and it gets a bit chilly.

A close up of the cream coloured jumper worn by the author.

The fabric I used is a cotton-nylon blend, open weave knit in vanilla, from The Fabric Store. It’s exactly the right weight for this and still available for purchase at the time of writing. I am tempted to get some more…

The author is standing in her back yard.  She is wearing jeans and a cream coloured v-neck sweater with the long sleeves cuffed.  She is wearing sunglasses and looking at the camera.

I also did a kind of “seams on the outside” thing for some seams, mostly because I stuffed up and put the neckband on inside out. There was NO WAY I was going to unpick it.

All the deets:

Pattern: Seamwork Aberdeen

Size: 2X graded down some in the hips

Adjustments: 

  • 2″ of length added
  • Grading down around the hips by eye
  • Back neckline altered to a much higher round neck

Fabric used: Cotton-nylon blend, open weave knit in vanilla, from The Fabric Store.

Like it?  Wearing it?  Yes and Yes!

Notes for next time: 

  • VERY quick to make
  • Definitely making again – this is third one