Beachwear Set

 Hello Readers. I went on vacation and I was inspired to make some vacation clothes for myself. I knew I would go to the beach and thought I could make something to wear over my bathing suit.  I used some knit material I found at a thrift store and made this set before I left to visit Hawaii.

Knit set for wearing over my swim suit.

The knit material was light gray originally but I wanted something else. I used this Rit dye and went for a different color, blue. 

 

I started off by putting together a long cardigan kind of sweater. This material is a knit but it was sort of an open weave like a sweater. It would make a great sweater. Right????

  

I used my serger to put this together so the seams wouldn't fray inside over time. This was going to be great. Right??

 

My long cardigan was not looking good y'all. It was so lumpy and saggy. That's not a great look for anyone. Would it look better if it was shorter and I ironed and steamed it? I decided to try. 

  

I cut the cardigan shorter and used that fabric to make some shorts. 

 

My shorts came together really well. 

 

I added a wide elastic waistband. This worked out well too. Was everything going to be OK?

 

I hemmed the top and put it with the shorts. It wasn't great on the dress form. I ironed it some more. 

 

I liked the set better on me than I did before. The shorts fit well and the sweater fit too. They are a fun knit and they will work for the beach and the sweater jacket can got out in the evening too.

 

 Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.