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I was so pleased with my Pattern Emporium Sweet Cheeks cropped v-neck sweater in sweatshirt fleece<\/a> that I decided to make another one in brushed hacci. This time I used the peat moss color of the versailles brushed hacci sweater knit <\/a>from Surge Fabrics. This is the same polyester\/spandex fabric I used previously for the scoop neck version in a different color. It is brushed on the inside so it is super soft and cuddly. Once again I sized down from an AU8 to an AU4 so it would be less oversized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was still a lot of work. I love the split hem band detail, but it takes some effort for proper alignment. The v-neck and the arm bands also take some time. That said, I did finish it all in one day yesterday (even with only limited use of my right hand after surgery) so it didn’t take that<\/em> long and the instructions are very good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing I like to do that isn’t in the instructions is to zigzag over the raw edges of the bands with a wide and shallow stitch before attaching them to keep the layers of fabric aligned and prevent them from curling under. It takes a little bit of time but saves having to unpick and redo when a layer slips out of place (which has happened to me multiple times on other projects). I’ve seen fabric glue recommended to do the same thing and I’ve tried it and found it doesn’t work as well for me as you have to wait for the glue to dry and on some fabrics it doesn’t seem to hold well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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