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Gold Spotty Jackson

This is the last of the 4 Jacksons I made at the same time a year ago. I do have more planned, though, so I hope you’re not sick of this pattern yet!

I don’t know if I have much more to say about this pattern to be honest. It’s the same as all of the other versions, size 10 with no cuffs and hem bands, with a straightened hem.

The fabric was from Fabric Godmother and is reversible. I decided to go for the spotty side, because I didn’t want to make 2 striped tops at the same time (alongside the first Jackson I made), but I’m not sure this was the right choice now, looking back. I obviously won’t unpick the whole thing and sew it the other way around, though!

I really do like the fit of these Jacksons. I’ve got some jerseys I’m going to use for some short and long sleeved versions, and I’m going to make them all the same as these ones (and of course the short sleeved version I also made last year).

As I’ve mentioned a lot on here, my love for Helen’s Closet’s patterns is still going strong! This is defo going to become my go to knit top pattern I think. Do you have a go to tee pattern?

Mustard Window Jackson Sweatshirt

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Another day, another Jackson sweatshirt. I’m playing mega catch-up with my sewing from pretty much the last year – I want to get better at posting consistently. Though I do it for a while, then ghost my blog for like 4 months at a time usually!

Anyway, onto my latest make to make it to the blog (which I made ages ago!).

This is another Helen’s Closet Jackson sweatshirt, made to the same size and with the same adjustments as my first version, and my whale version. Namely I made the size 10, straightened the hem and added some (unnecessary) length to the sleeves because I didn’t want the hem bands or cuffs.

I managed to mostly match the horizontal stripes on the side seams – they’re not totally straight so I couldn’t match both directions.

The fabric is some fleece-backed sweatshirting from Hey Sew Sister, if memory serves. As soon as I saw it, I had to buy it – it’s the perfect shade of mustard imho.

The Jackson has definitely become my go-to jersey top pattern. I like the oversized vibe I’ve got by going up 3 sizes from my measurements. I’ve got one more to share that I made last year, and a bunch more planned. Sorry not sorry. I’m sure if you’ve read my blog for a while, when I find a pattern I like, I stick to it (*coughs* Archer, Kalle, Dawn).

Whale Jackson Sweatshirt

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If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you may know that I love whales. I sewed a whale to the back of my patchwork denim jacket. So when I saw this fabric on Hey Sew Sister, I had to snap it up straight away!

I made a bunch of Jacksons at the same time, but it’s taken a while for me to get around to blogging them all. I of course love Helen’s Closet, and this is definitely my new go-to pattern for knits. I’ve already shared my mustard striped one, and my navy striped tee version, but this might be my favourite – not that I’m biased because of the fabric!

I didn’t make any additional changes beyond what I did for my first version (they’re all the same size). I made the size 10, which is 3 sizes larger than my measurements. I love the fit and it especially works well in this sweatshirting fabric as it doesn’t have great stretch recovery (and it goes a bit white when it’s stretched).

I just frickin’ love the fabric! It has all different kinds of whales on, some in black and some in white. Obviously let me know if you see any other great whale fabric! Ideally in a brighter colour – that would be my only criticism.

I happen to have recently watched The Extraordinary Attorney Woo on Netflix and she loves whales, which is very pleasing! If you haven’t watched it, I highly recommend it. I can’t wait until the next series, but it won’t be until next year, sob!

Mustard Stripey Jackson Tee

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If you follow my blog you may have picked up on the fact that I love Helen’s Closet’s patterns – I’ve made a lot of Ardens, a Sandpiper (with more on the way), Sam aprons, Blackwood cardigans, Elliot Sweaters, and I’ve just bought the Gilbert top and have made 1 so far with another cut out (coming eventually to the blog!).

But my most recent obsession is the Jackson top/tee. I was looking for a basic tee pattern and I know Helen’s Closet has great drafting and grading so I went for it. My first version is one of my favs. This is some fabric I’ve had in my stash for a while. I made some underwear from it but there was a good amount left to make this tee. There was even enough to match the stripes on the side seams!

I made the size 10, which is 3 sizes bigger than my measurements as I wanted an over-sized fit – I’m finding myself more and more drawn to looser shapes these days. I cut the hem at the size a/d line but straightened off. I didn’t want the bands on the hem or cuffs as I didn’t really want a sweatshirt vibe. I lengthened the sleeve by 7cm to compensate for the lack of cuffs – but I ended up removing 6 of those centimetres! And I still had a 2cm hem. I also did a 2cm hem on the bottom.

I did make another 3 Jacksons straight away and a 4th short sleeved one – again, coming eventually to the blog. I’ve been sewing up a storm recently so I have a lot of projects to share! I love this one especially and I love the fit I ended up with. I think this will definitely be my go to tee pattern forever now!