I first encountered the lady hood rockers pattern from Mammahooch2 in a Facebook sewing group. I love seeing other people's makes, it gives so much inspiration. Since I speak German I thought it would be a fun challenge to sew a German pattern! This one was so simple to put together and with so many pictures, you can easily sew it up based on those and a little help from Google translate if needed :)
Originally, I wanted to make the hoodie version, Lady Hood Rockers but realized that I didn't have enough fabric for a hood. I also inadvertently made it the full dress length, not realizing the hoodie was an add on to the previous dress version. I'm sure this would have been clear if my German was better. I leaned it to this and finished the neckline with a band and made it a dress. Sometimes I try to make a top and get a dress, it happens.
I made it with this fun feather print from fabric.com. The white turned out to be a little transparent for my liking as a dress, so I have to wear a slip underneath it. It's also a little body-con....
Since my original hoodie plan was thwarted, I ordered more fabric to try again. I had a little bit of a doubled brushed poly (BBP) binge and ordered enough to make 2 hoodies from Cali Fabrics. It was my first time ordering from them and I was very pleased with quality and prices of the fabrics I chose.
As far as I could see, it doesn't say anywhere how much fabric you need for the pattern. I only saw a note that you should add .5 meters for the hood. I decided to get 1 yard of the accent fabric (sleeves, top of the front, exterior hood) and 2 yards of the body fabric. Now, that I have made it I would recommend 1.5 yards of each because I barely had enough of the accent fabric but have a lot left of the body fabric but it depends which blocks you want to make in which colors.
I decided to sew up the first hoodie in the fabric I liked less, just in case :)
To make sure it was hoodie length this time, I measured down from my shoulder to where I wanted the end of my top to be, with a little extra for hem allowance and then marked this on the pattern front and back so that I wouldn't use extra fabric making it way too long. A hoodie dress would actually be really cute from this pattern but I have a lot of dresses and I need some tops.
The pattern sews up really quickly. It doesn't have seam allowance included, so I added 1/4 inch seam allowance and just serge it together. It is a little tricky to serge the hood to the neckline where the hood pieces overlap, because it's much thicker (5 layers vs 3). I had to adjust my tension mid-serge to go over that spot and then changed it back when it was passed.
I made very minor alterations to the size, grading from my bust size out to my hip size both times that I made it. This was a really good pattern and very easy to alter to build a wardrobe of knit basics! I will definitely be making it again.
Update: This pattern holds the record for the most versions of the same pattern I have made! I have lost count of how many tops and dresses I've made from it but it's around 6. I've added some photos of additional makes from this versatile pattern below.
Originally, I wanted to make the hoodie version, Lady Hood Rockers but realized that I didn't have enough fabric for a hood. I also inadvertently made it the full dress length, not realizing the hoodie was an add on to the previous dress version. I'm sure this would have been clear if my German was better. I leaned it to this and finished the neckline with a band and made it a dress. Sometimes I try to make a top and get a dress, it happens.
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| A little bit of an '80s vibe! |
Since my original hoodie plan was thwarted, I ordered more fabric to try again. I had a little bit of a doubled brushed poly (BBP) binge and ordered enough to make 2 hoodies from Cali Fabrics. It was my first time ordering from them and I was very pleased with quality and prices of the fabrics I chose.
As far as I could see, it doesn't say anywhere how much fabric you need for the pattern. I only saw a note that you should add .5 meters for the hood. I decided to get 1 yard of the accent fabric (sleeves, top of the front, exterior hood) and 2 yards of the body fabric. Now, that I have made it I would recommend 1.5 yards of each because I barely had enough of the accent fabric but have a lot left of the body fabric but it depends which blocks you want to make in which colors.
I decided to sew up the first hoodie in the fabric I liked less, just in case :)
To make sure it was hoodie length this time, I measured down from my shoulder to where I wanted the end of my top to be, with a little extra for hem allowance and then marked this on the pattern front and back so that I wouldn't use extra fabric making it way too long. A hoodie dress would actually be really cute from this pattern but I have a lot of dresses and I need some tops.
The pattern sews up really quickly. It doesn't have seam allowance included, so I added 1/4 inch seam allowance and just serge it together. It is a little tricky to serge the hood to the neckline where the hood pieces overlap, because it's much thicker (5 layers vs 3). I had to adjust my tension mid-serge to go over that spot and then changed it back when it was passed.
I made very minor alterations to the size, grading from my bust size out to my hip size both times that I made it. This was a really good pattern and very easy to alter to build a wardrobe of knit basics! I will definitely be making it again.
Update: This pattern holds the record for the most versions of the same pattern I have made! I have lost count of how many tops and dresses I've made from it but it's around 6. I've added some photos of additional makes from this versatile pattern below.
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| Dress in French Terry with kangaroo pocket. |
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| Top in double brushed poly. |
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