Thank you Walkin'
I never would have thought sewing a jumper could be so easy. How much simpler would it be if you just use a pre-made pattern? 🤔🤣
Your jumper looks great! Did you use up scraps or did you select different fabrics with varying degrees of warmth? I'm actually thinking about sewing a hoodie with a 1/4 zipper and different fabric weights: Alpha Direct 80 for the back, parts of the underarms, and upper hood; Alpha Direct 120 for the front of the torso, upper sleeves, and side hood panels; and polypropylene strips along the sides of the torso. I am also thinking to add Pertex on the shoulders.
Another idea is to make a t-shirt with short sleeves (Alpha Direct 120)... Or a jacket with zipp-off sleeves.
I have no idea if that's really a good idea. But the worst part is that once I've sewn it, I wouldn't need any of my other fleece sweaters anymore...
Imagining, designing, cutting and sewing your own creation is a very nice skill to have.
Ta, I wanted something a bit spiffy with the mix of colours-they aren't off-cuts, all are A85.
If you want to see some of my other 'colour mixed' items sing out.
I was gifted the alpha about seven years ago when it wasn't really a big thing and you can see (probably) the inconsistency in the weight/tranparency that you got back then.
As you are now a Cutter rather than a sewist I reckon you could have a crack at all your ideas!
Trouble is now the ridiculous cost of alpha. It used to be cheap as chips.
The weights I wear most these days are A60 and A120.
Looking very much forward to what you create next.
Cheers
G