Cisse in knit and a reversible sweater

The boy patterns of Zonen09 are probably known by all of you. I bought the Cisse and Theo a few months ago, but until this week I hadn't sewn neither of them. This had to change, every time I see another Theo in blogland (which happens about two times per week) I plan to make it my next pattern, but somehow when I actually start my next project I realize I still have a small fear of button holes and prefer patterns of garments that I know my son will love over a Theo which I hope he will. My son never chooses a shirt from his closet, he always prefers to wear jersey shirts.

Although it is not the Theo this week I at least sewed one of my two Zonen09 patterns, the Cisse! My son loves soft trousers and a while ago I bought a few woven looking knits to avoid the sweat pants look. The fabric I used is a black jeans look from Lillestoff. For the piping details I used the yellow shirt again. All the pipings are actually empty because I removed the cord after sewing the piping. I feel the piping really adds to the illusion of a woven pair of trousers. I made the color a theme by adding yellow snaps and yellow top stitching. I cut a 92 small width wise and a 110 length wise. The length is perfect but I had to pull the waist elastic quite a lot to make it a tight fit at the waist, but this is business as usual here. 

The sweater my son is wearing is made from two jersey's I bought one and a half year ago at Joyfits.  The sweater is fully reversible and my son loved the idea of putting it on inside out after a toilet visit at school and surprising his teacher. I fear that the man will not have remembered what sweater my son was in, but I love his enthusiasm!

The pattern of the sweater is an adapted polo from Ottobre, I tried to mimic the Charlie, another pattern I love from Zonen09. I did not buy the Charlie because I felt I have that many similar pattern laying around, and I could make something myself. Well I am not satisfied, the collar does not have the right shape and size and the front pieces are not long enough. It still is a nice sweater, but now I could easily convince myself I really needed the Charlie pattern, so I bought it! I suspect I will make a true Charlie before my first Theo will be finished though.

My son as usual only wanted pictures with a plush friend, and I had to shoot quickly because he wanted to get back to his games.

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