More of the stash has been used up this week, this time for linen shorts for The Boy.
He’s abed at the moment (though not asleep, the little beast) so I’ve taken pictures of just the shorts so I can post about them today, and wrap up April as well.
I used Simplicity 2907:
This is well drafted pattern and set of instructions, although you’d hope so with just 3 pieces for the shorts, but you never can tell! I’ll definitely be making these again, and wouldn’t mind making the other pieces as well. These shorts are great for beginners as they are so easy to construct, and if you’re a little wary you could leave off the pockets and cut down on the top-stitching to make them even simpler.
I used left over pieces of linen from making lounge pants for Mr S quite some time ago:
The lighting is atrocious but the pair on the left are a heavy black linen and the ones on the right are an olive/grey lightweight linen.
I’m loving the top-stitching detail, which I think gives them a nice finish:
So, all in all, despite the bunnies-that-weren’t, this has been quite a successful month…1 interlined Linton Tweed cape and 2 pairs of linen shorts, and the stash reduced even further. Squeeeeee!
I can’t believe it’s May already. As the weather is still lovely here, top of my list are 2 sundresses and a top for Button, followed by a top and a pair of trousers for myself, which will reduce the stash even further. The items for Button are just shirred at the top so no pattern there. The top and trousers….I haven’t decided yet. So watch this space.
He’s going to be a smart boy
Can’t wait to see what you manage to do this month