Arlo and his school friends are really into making paper planes at the moment. Most days I spend some time picking up abandoned paper plane models that litter our house and if a friend is over to play, the plane count doubles. Arlo spends a lot of time perfecting his designs: which type of plan will fly the highest, which will stay in the air the longest, and so on. It's all rather scientific.
I sewed him this top on the weekend – it's a fairly loose-fitting sweater that will hopefully keep him warm this autumn. I used a thick stretch cotton that is brushed on one side. And to make the pattern, I traced around one of his old sweatshirts, and added a bit of length to the arms and body. I wanted to put a paper plane on there somewhere, so did a freeform embroidery and constructed a little pocket from that, lined in cotton and stitched straight on to the front of the top.
Just found these printable designs in case you have a plane enthusiast in your house too.
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