This is the Alissa Maternity Top pattern. I've made this top before a couple times in the cropped version out of sweater knit and love those versions. This was my first and last time making the wrapped top version. It looks quite lovely when it's on. It's got interest and the wraps make it very adjustable to size and style (where and how you want to tie it). The problem is it takes about 10 minutes to put on and I have to mess with it every time I go to the bathroom, which is a lot these days. It's just way too much work for me when my hands are swollen and my body is so ungainly. I find I end up tangling myself up in the wrap ends as they reach well past the floor before wrapping. Due to this, this version is also a HUGE fabric hog.
On the positive side, the shirt is easy to construct and the directions are clear. I chose to finish the edges but I think in a jersey you don't really need to and could save some time not bothering.
I made this up in an organic bamboo jersey from Dressew and it feels amazing. I like the colour and I think the drape is nice with the ties. I made a L which is one size up from the suggested size as I found my cropped versions a bit snug. I think this was the right call but there will always be pulling on this style as that is the nature of the wrap.
On the positive side, the shirt is easy to construct and the directions are clear. I chose to finish the edges but I think in a jersey you don't really need to and could save some time not bothering.
I made this up in an organic bamboo jersey from Dressew and it feels amazing. I like the colour and I think the drape is nice with the ties. I made a L which is one size up from the suggested size as I found my cropped versions a bit snug. I think this was the right call but there will always be pulling on this style as that is the nature of the wrap.
Overall, I will wear this top a few times when I want to look a bit nicer going out for dinner but I wouldn't spend all day in it due to the added challenge it provides in taking bathroom breaks. I don't know if this will make the nursing top cut as I imagine trying to tie this top and then tying a wrap to carry the baby would be all sorts of ridiculous. We shall see.
I do love the cropped version of this pattern as a sweater to go with empire waist dresses though so I would still recommend it. Especially because it comes as part of the maternity survival pack which has a lot of other great options in it for maternity wear.
A failed experiment but certainly provided my partner and I with 30 minutes of entertainment when I tried to put it on for the first time. Have you had any recent failed experiments?
I do love the cropped version of this pattern as a sweater to go with empire waist dresses though so I would still recommend it. Especially because it comes as part of the maternity survival pack which has a lot of other great options in it for maternity wear.
A failed experiment but certainly provided my partner and I with 30 minutes of entertainment when I tried to put it on for the first time. Have you had any recent failed experiments?