McCalls M6571, Boatneck knit shirt

Guess I'm looking forward to autumn.  Really looking forward to it, in fact, because I am so done with these days in the upper 90's with humidity through the roof.  No rain, no breeze.  Just mosquitoes.

I had a bit of a mishap today, when I was out watering the front plants in the "cooler" morning.  I had just filled up my first watering can full of water when I felt something poking me on my foot.  Because the grass is hard and pokey and now quite stiff and dry I didn't give it another thought, beyond that initial split second, that is, for when I took another step I noticed it got worse, and glanced down, sure enough, a wasp was having it's nasty fun stinging my foot.  I peeled it off and finished it with a trowel.  (Yeah, I'm really a peaceful person who enjoys rescuing geckos and anoles that wander inside, but this creature had it coming.)  Then of course was the swelling, the pain, blah blah blah.  It hurts.  So, I decided I needed a project that I can do a portion of sitting down, something that will give me a feeling of accomplishment without too much effort or frustration.  Some way to be productive.

Enter the McCalls pattern M6571.  I had been eyeing up this pattern for quite a while, in anticipation... 

Misses pull over knit tops with neckline variations.

I made view B, with the boat neck and the long sleeves.

I cut a size 10, and used a fabric that was on clearance about a year ago at Hancock Fabrics (pretty sure it was here and not Joannes).

 I really like the cut of this pattern, and surprisingly I didn’t have to take it in anywhere, which is surprising for my luck with tops.  I was looking for a boat neck pattern and this was the only one I could find that is sold in my area.

I’m not wild about having facing that can flop around and needs adjusting every time you put on the shirt, and I’m not pleased with how the shoulder area worked out with the facing, it didn’t seem to lay flat for me, like it had too much bulk in that area.

I also omitted the interfacing, steps 1 and 2.

The only issue I had was a cutting issue…I ran out of fabric.  Lucky for me this fabric has a pattern that hides horizontal seams very well.  Can you find it?  It’s in the sleeves.  It would have been fine if I had wanted 3/4 length sleeves, but I really wanted them long for this shirt.

Not sure if I would sew it again.  Though I do love boat neck shirts (as I believe I may have mentioned).  Guess I’ll wear this one a bit and make the call.  For now, I'll be sticking to pavement, cement, etc. until nature can once again get on board with the boundaries I thought we'd agreed on.