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Toaster Sweater

Posted
08—October 2020

Read our review of the Toaster Sweater by Sew House Seven in cosy new Japanese Woollens!

Pattern Review — Toaster Sweater
Oct 8 2020

This week on the blog we review the popular Toaster Sweater pattern from Sew House Seven using a beautiful new Japanese Wool Blend knit! The Toaster Sweater pattern has two different versions to keep you cosy and we chose version #1 to review and love the result! It's wide turtle neck and raglan sleeve shaping give a super relaxed and effortless vibe! Read on below for our review of this pattern, kindly modelled by Lucy from our Online Store team.

Front sew house seven toaster sweater japanese wool blend fabric by the fabric store
Back sew house seven toaster sweater japanese wool blend fabric by the fabric store
Full sew house seven toaster sweater japanese wool blend fabric by the fabric store
Sew house seven toaster sweater japanese wool blend fabric by the fabric store
Pattern

Sew House Seven Toaster Sweater #1

Version 1 is a closer fitting, raglan sleeve sweater with a wide waistband, a loose turtleneck, and elongated cuffs. Sew House Seven suggest using thicker knit fabric for this style to allow the neckband to stand upright. We made up a size L according to Lucy's measurements and it turned out to be a comfortable and roomy true-to-size fit. The elongated cuffs provide a unique detail and the overall finish is super tidy, with no exposed top-stitching on any of the hems or neckline.

We used 1.8m of this fabric and the only adjustment we made was taking a 1" off the hem before sewing the bottom band on, to give a slightly more cropped finish on Lucy! Sew House Seven categorise this pattern as a beginner level pattern and we would agree. This was an enjoyable and straightforward sew!


Seams sew house seven toaster sweater japanese wool boucle blend fabric by the fabric store
Sleeve sew house seven toaster sweater japanese wool blend fabric by the fabric store
Fabric

Japanese Boucle Wool Knit - Dijon

A bunch of super luxurious Japanese wool blend knit fabrics arrived to our Online and New Zealand stores this week, including a handful of incredible textured boucle styles. The Toaster Sweater is ideal for this style of knit with minimal stretch and you could also try a Liberty Sweatshirting or Japanese Knitted Corduroy!

Check out a few of the other delicious boucle colours below, including Japanese Boucle Wool Knit - Cream, Japanese Boucle Wool Knit - Fawn, Japanese Boucle Wool Knit - Dijon & Japanese Boucle Wool Knit - Navy.

Boucle wool hero

We're big fans of the Toaster Sweater's slouchy, cool silhouette and love the fact that it's a simple, quick sew pattern! We'd love to see your versions, share yours with us by tagging @wearethefabricstore or using #thefabricstore

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