Fibremood Crossover Collar Sweater

My newest make is a Fibremood crossover collar sweater in the same chunky knit I used for my Nikki sweaters. This is the Griselda sweater from issue 31, the latest magazine from Fibremood. Along with several other sewists, I could choose a new design from issue 31 to make up and was given the pattern free of charge. As I mentioned before, I only ever join in if there’s an option that already aligns with my plans and as luck would have it this olive green chunky knit was already on my ‘to sew up into a sweater’ list.

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As soon as I saw Griselda I was interested in the lovely crossover neckline and the not-too-oversized shape of this pattern. It also looks like my fabric is a very similar knit to the Fibremood example. Having made up this particular chunky knit before, I knew that it had a tendency to grow a bit in width so after looking at the size charts I chose a size small. A medium may have been ok but I’m really happy with the fit of my finished sweater. PS, I got my fabric from Pound Fabrics

There’s not a lot to say about the pattern itself. I found the instructions to be great and the drafting good. Overall it’s a lovely project to sew and I recommend it. I would love to sew another! I have one little thing to point out though and it’s about the collar construction. The pattern suggests that you add a knit binding/facing on collar edges if using a very chunky knit like mine, or if you use a lighter-weight knit, to make it double. I did something in-between and lined my whole collar with some lightweight merino jersey and it worked a treat. So I recommend that as an option too 🙂

Minor adjustments that I made to the fit were to add 1″ to the sleeve length and narrow them down at the wrist, adjust the shoulder seams to suit my forward-rolling shoulders and take some off the body length making it more cropped as that’s how I like my sweaters.

By the way, if you want to hear about how I tackle sewing this very chunky knit fabric while avoiding stretched-out seams may I suggest you read this post that explains my techniques.

I loved sewing this sweater and I couldn’t be more pleased with it. The collar is sitting a little higher up my neck than the Fibremood example and that may be partly to do with my very square shoulders and partly due to me sizing down a little. However, I love it like that as it’s even cosier to wear.

In other life news that explains my still very sparse blogging: We finally finished with our recent phase of house renovations and we now have new flooring everywhere apart from the hall and kitchen. It was such an upheaval and I hated having lots of workmen in the house. Oh, and I laid the flooring in my sewing room myself 🙂 though I did overdo it a bit and suffered from backache for a while afterwards despite maintaining good body mechanics as recommended for osteoporosis sufferers.

We’re now giving ourselves a much-needed break from house DIY before making plans for a new kitchen. On top of all that though, we’re in the throws of clearing my late mum’s house out…so many trips to charity shops and recycling/refuse centres! Still, it wouldn’t do to be bored eh?

I hope to be back soon with a make that I sewed a few months back but never got around to posting, so I’ll see you then!