I actually finished my Papercut Patterns Undercover Hood last weekend but was waiting to get some photos – which I now have – yay! 
So let me introduce my favourite new toy – a pink and grey hoodie. Check out those matching stripes, oh yes yes yes.
Fabric is a Marc Jacobs cotton jersey like thing from The Fabric Store, and it was a bit of a shite to sew with to be honest. Stripes were mismatched and completely off grain – which made for some fun stripe matching smackdowns (otherwise known as easing and forcing and manipulating).
I didn’t self line the hood. Instead I used some pretty pinky cotton from Spotlight. I also bound the hood/neckline seam with the same pretty pinky cotton.
Apart from the stripe matching smackdowns and moments of confusion over the cuffs (see cuff tutorial) this was actually a pretty easy make.
I cut it to the right size and then made it with 1.5cm seam allowances rather than the 1cm allowances as per pattern instructions. Funnily enough, I think I would have been better off sticking with the 1cm allowances (duh!), teamed with the thicker than recommended fabric it’s little bit snug I think. I also took about 4-5cm off the sleeve length.
I would heartily recommend this pattern. I would like to try it out in a merino too I think… Oh yeah, and the packaging is devine!
Love the pink & the grey! And the lining is v.cute.
I’m dying to try a Papercut pattern. The Watson coat is going on my birthday/Christmas wish list!
That coat is very cute! Look forward to seeing your final
Oh I love it! It looks so cosy
Great colours on you, too. I may have to pull my version of this a bit closer to the top of the sewing-to-do list!
I’m pretty happy with it
After reading a few posts on colour (yours included!) I’ve been trying to pay more attention – so thanks for the feedback, good to know! Forget the stripes and you’ll make it really quickly. Oh, and *gasp*, I didn’t even make a calico! Naughty naughty.
I’m just catching up on my blogroll, but this is amazing! It looks so professional and so cute! I bet you’ll reach for this constantly!
Omg, best hood I seen
Wow. You’ve made my day. Really!
I love it! I’ve been looking for a hoodie pattern for awhile now and stumbled across this pattern. Your version really makes me want to buy the pattern!
Yay! Glad I could be of service