Sweater knit for cold winter days

While most of the Cali Fabrics staff may be pretty comfortable with their warm California winters, the rest of us have been suffering through an insanely cold winter!  But luckily, our Cali Fabrics friends haven’t forgotten us tundra-dwellers — they still have a great stock of heavy sweater knit fabrics for all the cozy sweaters we could need.

Take Exhibit 1 — this lovely and cozy Named Talvikki Sweater!

Named Talvikki Sweater in heavy sweater knit

I used this heavyweight fleece-lined wool blend sweater knit for this sweater.  As you may imagine, it is waaaaarm!  The outer layer of this fabric is a nice, thick sweater knit in a lovely mottled blue color.  And then fused to that sweater knit is a blue fleece for an added layer of warmth.

Talvikki sweater in heavy fleece backed sweater knit

If you’re not as much of a wimp in the cold as I am, Cali Fabrics stocks a number of other heavy knits that would make equally lovely Talvikki sweaters.  For example, this sweater knit sweatshirt fleece would make a great loose sweater, as would this midweight leopard print sweater knit.

The Talvikki was a great pattern choice for such a heavy fabric.  The sweater layer of this fabric alone would have been bulky to work with, so you can imagine how bulky it was with multiple layers!  Luckily, it handled the darted neckline and split hem very nicely and I think I ended up with a pretty good-looking sweater!

Talvikki sweater in heavy fleece backed sweater knit

Heavy fabrics like this really work best in patterns with as few seamlines as possible.  I had some doubts about my fabric choice as I was marking out the 8 neckline darts on this pattern, but it all worked out ok.  I did make sure to attach and understitch my neckline facing with a zig zag stitch, though to make sure that the opening stretched enough to fit my big ol’ noggin.  I have to be careful putting it on, but as you can see, it fits!

Talvikki sweater in heavy fleece backed sweater knit

How have you been keeping warm this winter?

**All photos are courtesy of Crystal Liepa Photography.

 

Katie from Creative Counselor

Hi, I'm Katie -- a lawyer, crafter and mom to three wonderful kiddos. During the day, my time is filled with research, briefs, and writing, toys and sports. But the evening hours are my own, and I fill those with fabric, sewing, and of course blogging!

This blog is my creative corner of the world -- where I can brag (but not too much), complain, plead for help and show off my creations. The time I spend sewing and crafting is my "me" time and it fills a vital part of me. Thanks for stopping by my little creative corner of the web!

So that's me -- the Creative Counselor, lawyer (and mom) by day, crafter by night!

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