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I made this hoodie with McCall's 4261 view A, heavily modified.
The pattern originally calls for a shoulder yoke and the self facing to be turned to the wrong side. Nope nope nope.
I cut the XS and made the following changes:
-Added topstitching throughout. (cuffs, hem band, shoulders, sleeves, hood/neck, extra row on the pockets.) I essentially made a mock flat felled seam with the seam allowance and then trimmed it down after.
-Set the sleeves in flat, and pinched out the excess at the sleeve head with an inverted box pleat. A fun feminine touch!
-Sewed the side and sleeve seams at 1/4"
-No shoulder yoke!
-Added a button hole opening on either side of the hood for an added drawstring
-Folded those self facings to the interior
-Cut the hem band on the fold. (The pattern calls for cutting two. It's just a rectangle and this fabric was thick, so cutting down on uneccessary seams was a plus)
And a little "this might be a hoodie?" selfie!
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You can really see the colors on this WIP shot:
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I'd like to make at least one more in black. I had a black hoodie that I loved which has disappeared. For the next go-round I'll turn the edges of the pockets before topstitching. Right now they're just sewn right on with rough edges, and I think it looks a little becky-home-ecky.
Here are some detail shots!
Zipper topstitching, hem band. This is the best topstitching I've ever produced!
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Dem buttonholes tho
![](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8642/16620218316_1f09ddd32f_b.jpg)
Loads of topstitching, adorable tiny inverted box pleat the sleeve head
![](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8653/16458566988_31c0284836_b.jpg)
Cuff topstitching
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And that's pretty much it! Look for more soon!