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Toaster Sweater 2 – big print ponte fabric

August 13, 2018 By Chuleenan 9 Comments

Hi, I had big leftover scraps of this large-print ponte fabric after I made my fourth Pilvi Coat earlier this year. So I thought, why not make another Toaster Sweater 2 but make it tunic-length? You can get the pattern on the Sew House Seven website. I had also made this pattern in French terry and jersey knit – making size XL, shortening the sleeves 8 inches to make them to 3/4 length. Each of those versions has a hem that hits at the high hip.

I used the same patterns pieces as my first version with the shortened sleeves and added 5 inches of length to the front and back.

Toaster Sweater 2 - front view - big print ponte fabric - CSews.com

This pattern has side vents with mitered corners. You can see the vent next to my hand in this photo. I added length below the area where the vent starts.

Toaster Sweater 2 - front view - big print ponte fabric - CSews.com

Here’s my earlier version of the pattern made at the pattern’s length. You can see the vent in this photo.

Toaster Sweater - Sew House Seven sewing pattern - 3/4 sleeves - CSews.com

This fabric, which I got at Britex Fabrics‘ moving sale last fall, was easy to work with. I love the print. It looks different on each side of the garment.

Toaster Sweater 2 - front view - big print ponte fabric - CSews.com

One sleeve of this Toaster Sweater 2 has more of the navy blue print on it…

Toaster Sweater 2 - front view - big print ponte fabric - CSews.com

… and the other has more white on it.

Toaster Sweater 2 - right view - big print ponte fabric - CSews.com

You can really see the print here.

Toaster Sweater 2 - front view - big print ponte fabric - CSews.com

Here’s a closer look at the back…

Toaster Sweater 2 - front view - big print ponte fabric - CSews.com

… and the front.

Toaster Sweater 2 - front view - big print ponte fabric - CSews.com

The pattern calls for finishing the hems by cover stitching or using a twin needle. I hand sewed the hems because I didn’t want any seam lines. I did the same thing for my Pilvi Coat in this fabric.

Here’s a look at my hand stitching from the inside. I switched thread colors according to the color on the right side.

Toaster Sweater 2 - tunic-length - hand hemmed - CSews.com

Here’s the right side of the front bottom hem.

Toaster Sweater 2 - big print ponte hem

I also didn’t finish my raw edges because folding it over would have made the hem a little thick and create a line like it did in the sleeve hem of my Pilvi Coat. See that faint line just above the sleeve hem? I ended up unpicking the sleeve hem on this Pilvi after this photo was taken and then hand stitching it again.

Pilvi Coat pattern placement - CSews.com

Here’s a look at one of the mitered corners of my third Toaster Sweater 2.

Toaster Sweater 2 - mitered corner - CSews.com

Ponte knit fabric doesn’t ravel so it’s fine to leave the edges raw.

And here’s one last photo of the front of this Toaster Sweater 2.

Toaster Sweater 2 - front view - big print ponte fabric - CSews.com

I really like this version of the Toaster Sweater. It’s a bit too warm to wear in Berkeley right now but I’m sure it will get a lot of wear when the weather starts to cool. I could also wear it on a cool summer day in San Francisco. Summers are not very warm in San Francisco because the fog rolls in and keeps the temperature several degrees cooler than other parts of the Bay Area.

Have you made anything with a big print? What did you make?

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  1. Denise says

    August 16, 2018 at 6:09 am

    Very nice! Love the look! Great variation!

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  2. Barbara Cooper says

    August 14, 2018 at 2:49 pm

    What a beautiful sweater! I love the pattern of this ponte and how you’ve used it so intentionally with this toaster sweater pattern; initially this wonderful sweater is the focal point and then it is your face. It is such a unique sweater – I’d think it was from Nieman Marcus! You always amaze me with your great makes!

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    • Chuleenan says

      August 14, 2018 at 9:43 pm

      Thanks so much, Barbara! I really enjoyed playing with this big print. I’m thrilled that you think it looks like it could be from Nieman Marcus!

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  3. Renee says

    August 14, 2018 at 6:30 am

    Your tunic is striking. I love the simple garment lines, which allows your fabric choice to sing.

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    • Chuleenan says

      August 14, 2018 at 9:40 pm

      Thank you, Renee. Simple pattern lines work well with big prints – or in this case a huge print!

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  4. Michele says

    August 13, 2018 at 6:23 pm

    Gorgeous! I love it.

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    • Chuleenan says

      August 14, 2018 at 9:39 pm

      Thank you Michele! I love it, too! 🙂

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  5. Jacqueline says

    August 13, 2018 at 1:18 pm

    Wow – that’s a *wonderful* – elegant and striking – variation of the Toaster pattern (which can sometimes seem very homely, I think…) !

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    • Chuleenan says

      August 14, 2018 at 9:38 pm

      Thank you, Jacqueline! The fabric really makes this Toaster Sweater special.

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