5 out of 4 Annabeth Top & Tunic Sweatshirt

I know there are a million raglan style shirt patterns  out there. But most are not designed to give you  that relaxed fit you get from a good old sweatshirt that has very little stretch. The new Annabeth from 5 out of 4 gives you just that! It's designed to be used with thicker fabrics with very little stretch. The fit is relaxed without looking sloppy.

I made this Annabeth with a thick french terry solid from Wherehouse fabrics and a reverse french terry from Little Roots. Both of these fabrics only had 10% stretch horizontally and none vertically.

This top is so comfortable! I just want to live in it right now as the colder weather has finally settled into north Texas.

I made the shirt length. This was my first one to make in testing and I had removed 2 inches from the length. The next version that came out was made slightly shorter, so my tops are slightly longer than  intended.

Fabric choice really affects the fit of the Annabeth. For my second one, I grabbed some french terry that was thinner and had a bit more stretch. This french terry had between  15% and 20% stretch both horizontally and vertically. As you can see, this one hangs a little longer. This one looks more like the tunic version of the Annabeth even though I made it using the same exact pattern pieces as the one above.

I also messed up the sleeves - a little bit. The sleeves have two cut lines, one for hemmed and one for banded.  I wanted banded - as I was feeling lazy and didn't want to get my coverstitch out, but I cut the sleeves at the hemmed line.

When I realized this, I took the cuffs off and cut off the end of the sleeve and reattached the cuffs. I apparently did not cut enough off and my sleeves look really long. Or maybe I can blame the fabric for this too.

Either way,  I really love how comfortable and cozy this Annabeth  is and will be wearing it a bunch. Since making it I've worn it a few times. I love it with my jeans and it looks great with joggers and leggings.

The Annabeth is on sale through Sunday, November 3 for $7.95. While you are buying the Annabeth, be sure to check out the free patterns. My son absolutely love the pajama pants. They are his favorite pajamas.

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