Morzel's entry:
Bathrobe for my daughter
Pattern: I used a sweater pattern (
Paula) in the smallest Ladies size for my 145cm daughter. Lenghtened it, adjusted the hood (less deapth) and added an overlap at the CF.
My daughter had been complaining about her bathrobe being too small for a while. This schoolyear, instead of PE they go swimming, and so she had 'reminded' me of her wish almost every week... Well, the other robe really was too small. I had sewn a sort of surf poncho last fall, using discounted towels I bought at sales, but she has trouble getting into that (or out of it) all by herself. I had sewn another for my friends son and was planning a third for another friends son. But now, with everyone staying at home and my daughter doing homeschooling in the living room and me having to find something easy and not too mind-boggling to do (she needs to adjust to this homeschooling idea - it felt like she was asking about stuff every two minutes!) next to her, I took out the remaining towels and sewed up the bathrobe. I used the towelends as hem. The hanger loop I inserted into the back neck. The front I bound with jersey - I really like the raindrop print on it!
Daughter is happy with the robe, mother thinks she could have improved the pattern - the fronts droop a bit because of the large overlap. But hey, she's happy and it is a unique and quite cozy piece!