The perfect dressing gown

This is the Lahja unisex dressing gown from Named Patterns

I’ve used a medium weight cotton waffle fabric which I would completely recommend for this. I feel like I’m wearing a robe from an expensive spa. Well one can dream!

For some very strange reason I cut out a size M. When I look at the size chart on the packet, it clearly shows I should have cut out a ‘small’, especially as it is an oversized pattern.

I thought I could get away with the Medium but it was clearly too big and even almost fitted my husband!

So I went back, undid the bottom and sleeve hems and ran another seam a generous inch in from the previous one. It is now round about the size Small. I took 4cm off the sleeve hem and still turn them up for doing the washing.

It is still generous but less enveloping than it was!!!

I’ve chosen to leave it on the long side, to keep out those draughts! There’s more details on my blog post https://lovelucie.org/2021/02/08/lahja-unisex-dressing-down-and-a-cheyenne-tunic-nightshirt/