Easy-peasy: take in a knit

Easy-peasy: take in a knit

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• 5.11.2012

More black and white stripes this week!  And knits!

Did a simple knit alteration project the other day that I thought I'd share.  This striped tee from Forever 21 was too big in the waist and sides, and rather than live with it (it was seriously unflattering!) I took it in.

Sewing on knits can seem daunting, but it's a seriously good thing to be able to do.  Check out the tutorial I did a while back on taking in a sweater, and my Sewing Circle post about sewing on knits.  What I did to this tee is basically a combo of those two posts!

Here's the before...

Here's the after: inside: (note the looong zigzag stitch I used to let it stretch!  This tee has some spandex in it and really needs to have that give)

Here's the after: on!

It's a subtle difference, but oh, how important!