Sew Very Cheeky

My brother in law is very hard to shop for. He loves coffee, but we've gotten him too many coffee themed gifts in the past (it honestly also feels like a cop-out at this point). He loves being outdoors, kayaking, camping, and birdwatching, but there's not much I can get him that he and my sister don't already have - or might not want anyway. He's not really a things person - functional things yes, knicknacks no. He reads a lot, but with my luck I'd buy a book he already has. While at Stitch Sew Shop in Alexandria, I happened upon the Newcastle Cardigan pattern by Thread Theory . It's a lovely men's sweater and feels very sophisticated and professorial - and seemed very much like my brother in law. I decided to make him a sweater.  The newcastle has many options for construction - I decided to go with a contrasting yoke and back piece with the shawl collar.  I happened to be buying fabric to make the Toaster Sweater for my mother and sister (more on that in ...

 I have a friend who loves Baby Yoda. I mean, I do too, he's adorable, but she really loves him. Enough that when a mutual friend of ours was at Joann's and discovered this sweet baby yoda knit fabric (he's napping and it says "power nap" I cannot with this), she called me thinking of this friend. We then conspired to make her this shirt with the fabric. We bought the fabric first, (or rather, the friend did, then gave it to me) and then stumbled upon the Chai Tee (the pattern name still makes me giggle) from Liesl + Co.  I then sent a "how to measure yourself" guide and asked for measurements "for no reason whatsoever" to my friend. I know, I'm sneaky. And subtle.  Then I waited. And waited some more. And then wound up sending her a tape measure because she'd lost hers and I wanted to make the pattern before new years. Patience is not my strong suit when I'm excited about something. Measurements in hand, I cut out the correspondin...