Out of the blue I realised the thing I needed in life was a peplum top to wear under my cropped sweaters. I needed it to be relatively fitted for that purpose. I hunted around and settled on the Peppermint magazine Peplum top - a free pattern! Win! I made a practice version from some linen scraps. Smallest size, no modifications except that I self lined the bodice instead of using bias tape. I prefer this most of the time, however the armpits can sag, so I might try a clever interfacing along the armscye next time I do this.
It was a fun top to make, and easy. However it's not fit for purpose. It's too short to hang out below my sweaters and it hangs too far away from my body. I considered whether I could introduce a dart into the top but I couldn't figure out how you just add in a dart, and I worried then I would need a zip as well. I thought in the end I will make the top again and lengthen it, as it is quite short, and see if that's enough. I might decrease the A line shape of it slightly as well. In the meantime, this is a cute top on its own so I'm not dissatisfied.
AND I know I'm always talking about how I'll never make any more Clyde pants...but I got this amazing cashmere coating. And in my defence, in the shop it was nice, thin, lightweight and the most fantastically soft coziness...and I thought it would make great Clyde pants. Once I washed it it fluffed up and felt kind of ridiculous to be using for pants but I carried on anyway. And so it does make very cozy Clyde pants and they are rather like wearing a cashmere coat on your legs, and it does feel great but a bit ridiculous. This is a good pattern for fabric like this which has a lot of body. I used my usual pattern pieces which are size 4 short. I had kind of angled the front waistband down previously and I ditched that, as it was harder to get the waistband to fold over. Just accept a long crotch...
