Cable knit textured fabric Audrey Top – lovely once fit sorted.

A review of Sew Over It Audrey Top

Reviewed by HelenLd on 14th March, 2022

Really pleased with outcome and enjoyed making this even though it took forever. Had a few fitting issues with front, bit baggy above bust and between bust and underarm area/raglan seam (my forward shoulder identified by Foldliners on FB – great fitting advice from everyone). Moved raglan seam lines on front about an inch towards middle and lowered middle neck seam line by about half/3/4″. Pinning it inside out made a big difference and compensated for my lack of toile (naughty I know). Forgot to grade larger size hips so split seam at bottom. Also extended sleeve to full length as too short for my comfort otherwise, next time will remember to cut longer sleeve – not add a section! Glad I had this fabric as saw Lisa C had used this cable knit and thought it looked really nice and I’d been struggling to find a suitable pattern for it. NB This fabric can be tricky to unpick from so I didn’t use the tiny recommended stitch length. If I made something similar again without a toile I’d machine baste the whole thing first before sewing properly, would have saved a lot of time with the fitting.