Tanit-Isis Sews » cowl-neck

Well, for the moment. Like Steph, I think I’m done with this project. I’ve made four knit cowly tops this week, all but one of which are wearable. (And I have hopes of salvaging the fourth, p...

https://tanitisis.com/2011/03/13/cowl-finale/

For this third iteration (see 1 and 2), I didn’t change much from the last; re-narrowed the neckline a wee bit, and lengthened the cowl portion so there would be more drape higher up. This fabr...

https://tanitisis.com/2011/03/12/a-qualified-meh/

Curses. Just as I’m grappling with the fact that I really need to decrease the sewing-to-grad-school ratio in my life, I get not one, but two tantalizing sewalongs dangled in my face. Peter, as...

https://tanitisis.com/2011/03/10/temptation/

This is all Steph’s fault. She tempted me. First by posting this luscious Anthropologie shirt on her blog, then by showing off her version of it. Well, mostly. There was also this thin, drapey ...

https://tanitisis.com/2011/03/09/its-possible-i-may-have-overdone-it/

Bleh. I’ve been saving the rest of the fabric from this top, trying to find just the right project. I love this fabric so much. Eventually, I decided that it needed to be a drapy pattern—a co...

https://tanitisis.com/2011/03/05/i-meant-to-do-that/

So last weekend I “splurged” on this purple plaid-printed knit. One whole yard, costing a whopping $2.50 (I would’ve gotten more but let’s face it, how many outfits in a fabric like that ...

https://tanitisis.com/2010/10/02/frankenpattern/

This one is based on another free online pattern. The catch? It’s this pattern! Yup, you’re right, that entire website, complete with plenty of gorgeous patterns, is in Portuguese. And no, my...

https://tanitisis.com/2010/07/11/another-not-so-quick-cowl-top/