After the last pattern that has now been biffed I decided to sew something that I was pretty sure would work well. I've had success with Jalie patterns in the past so went with Jalie 2788. I was so sure I'd like it that I cut it out in 2 different fabrics that I love! Fabric 1 was from deep stash and was a polyester burn out fabric. Fabric 2 was far more recent and was a custom dyed merino/nylon.
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Now these two fit well; I made adjustments to the long sleeved version to take it from 3/4 to long sleeved and made the back neck high; the original pattern is only a deep V which isn't ideal for winter. I'm super happy with these and can't wait to wear them. The instructions are a little sparse, they expect you to have some sewing experience already I think.
I also made a pair of workout capris; the pattern for that was 5004's Candy leggings, but I'm not keen on the fit; I got camel toe and lots of wrinkling at the back. I've fixed the camel toe by scooping out the front rise a bit; but I think the wrinkles might be due to a low rear end so I'm going to have to think about that one. Still have a Jalie pattern to try out for capris; otherwise I'll take a pattern off my commercial ones that are almost dead.
