I'm starting to make some new clothes for the children, and I found this great 1980's cotton fabric in a vintage store near our house. Something about those shades of pink and blue mixed with black really appealed to me. And the grid-like print reminds me very much of the exercise books we used for arithmetic when I was at school. Actually, I'm not sure if that is a good thing... I really loathed learning maths.
The cardigan was made from a much larger jersey-dress that just wouldn't have been flattering on any adult, I don't think. But it was in perfect condition, and black lambswool blended with soft angora made it too good not to use for a child's cardigan. I made bias trim from fine cotton lawn to edge the neck and front of the cardigan. And tiny vintage mother-of-pearl buttons to fasten, because I like them. I made extra clothes for my etsy shop update this week: the angora cardigan and some maths-book skirts-to-order.
K is trying to show that maths-book style doesn't have to be boring. Go, grid-paper!
