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Oct
24
Cherie, from you & mie, is here to give you her “Flipped Creation”
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Hello! Cherie from you & mie here and I’m so excited to finally be able to share my Sunki flip with you! I decided to take this stylish dress and turn it into a comfy knit hoodie for my toddler.
I love the shape and style of the original Sunki Dress and those oh-so-identifiable pockets. So I wanted to keep the general silhouette and modern feel from the pattern. But my daughter really will only wear comfy knit clothing and with the weather getting colder, I thought a little zip up hoodie would be perfect!
To flip the original pattern into a zip up hoodie, I made the back one pattern piece and omitted the zipper. In the front, I left the pockets exactly the same, but split the pattern into two pieces. I added width to both the front and the back, since this was meant to be outerwear, I wanted to make sure it would be roomy enough to wear over layers. I changed the shoulders from the overlapping pieces to a regular shoulder seam since I wanted to add the hood.
I left the sleeves pretty much the same except instead of pleating them at the shoulder, I did a slight gather. The fabric I used is a thick and cozy sweatshirt knit, so it would have been too bulky to pleat. But the gathers still give it that slightly poofed look.
I shortened both the sleeves and the body of the “dress” and added cuffs for a more casual and fitted look.
I chose an exposed zipper down the front for an added visual element. It was my first time using an exposed zipper and I love it!
The oversized hood is lined with a warm flannel and is perfect for bundling up when it gets chilly! I used one of my daughter’s store bought hoodies to draft the pattern for the hood.
I decided to sew up a pair of Sunki leggings to go with the hoodie, but stuck with the original pattern. They were a really fast and easy project to make and I can see myself making a bunch more of these for my daughter!
And that’s my Sunki flip! I really enjoyed sewing this hoodie and the leggings and I hope you like them too! Be sure to stop by my blog, you & mie, some time and say hi 
Thanks for letting me be a part of this fun project, Ashley and Emily!
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“Flip this Pattern” voting will begin tomorrow, Friday, October 25 and run through Sunday, October 27. And, in the meantime, link up your “Flipped Pattern” {there are only a few hours left…the linky party ends tonight at 11:00 PM CST} and be inspired by others sewing along!
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I wish I’d thought of this. It is so cute and functional!! Must remember this idea when we get to winter next year
This is so cute Cherie!! I love the hood! Great job
I really like this, Cherie! The Sunki in knit looks so comfortable. Yuki is right — knits rule!
Stinkin’ cute, Cherie! I guess we all had jackets on our minds!
Very cute, Cherie!! I’m loving the muted stripe fabric, and the comfiness of the entire outfit! Thank you for sharing with our readers today…
Very cute! Knit jackets are a staple around here and this is a great version of one.