I am having a bit of a run of shirts at the moment. I’ve made the Archer, but, because I have a lot of knit fabric in my stash, I wanted to make a knit shirt. Cue Knitwit 3600 from 1976.
I couldn’t find this pattern anywhere on the web, but it is a very simple shirt (only 5 pattern pieces) and best of all, it takes 3 hours to make from start to finish (and 2 hours hunting for buttons in stash, but that’s another story!)
This version is made from a really fine cotton t-shirting material that I’ve had in my stash for so long I can’t remember where it came from. It is impossible to unpick (ask me how I know) and so I had to be a bit careful in the making.
Note the big ’70s collar. As soon as it was on I knew I wouldn’t like it and I knew that I couldn’t unpick it, so I have decided to cut it down and bind the raw edges with some leftover fabric from my liquorice allsorts top. For once I thought ahead and put a bit of the binding between the sleeves and cuffs to tie it all in together, but I am feeling a bit high school blazer with the way it is.
The back is simple, and I like the extra length, particularly in form fitting trousers.
This has to be one of the most comfortable shirts I own and I’m sure that once I have sorted out the collar, I will wear it all over the place.
I am going to pretend that this is a close up of the shirt, but it’s really to introduce Tom and Bridgette’s new puppy, Heidi. She is 8 weeks old and is a long haired German Shepherd. They only got her yesterday and we’ve already wangled puppy sitting duties. Totally besotted here…
Details are Knitwit 3600 from 1976, made from a fine 100% cotton t-shirting.
It is also Mother’s Day here in Australia, so happy Mother’s Day to all those mothers out there, wherever you are!