Sweaty Stripes

 My mom ordered each of us a Mood Mystery Box a couple of months ago. The fabric is a comfy ponte, which is great, and it's striped, which is less great. Four yards of skinny, horizontal blue and white stripes. Well, they don't call it a challenge for nothing. The fabric is two-way stretch that has some unexpected weight to it. I tossed around some ideas but decided on a matching loungewear set. 

I wanted a high-waist jogger with a cropped sweater so I found a tutorial for hacking the True Bias Hudson Pants then cropped them, making the usual adjustments (1" full rear adjustment and 1" out of the length of the legs).

The sweater is the Sew House Seven Toaster Sweater #2 which has a slightly high-low hem and a gorgeous mock-turtle-boat neck. I was so impressed by the detail in the instructions and it came together quickly.

This is not a style I usually wear, but I've worn it out a couple of times and it's really comfy and sort of stylish in its own way. The fabric is cool to the touch and super soft so I find myself not really wanting to change out of it to run errands.

I still have a bit left and my mom only made one small garment (I'll let her talk about that when she has time) so she has a ton left which is good because after snuggling me, everyone in the house wants something out of this fabric now.