My first foray with the Ondée sweater!

The Ondée, a cute cropped sweater with two neckline and sleeve options, is one of the few Deer and Doe patterns I haven’t tried, despite having it in my pattern library. Then I stumbled upon a fancy sweater knit at my local shop that I knew would be perfect; I made the long sleeves and scoop neck version.

▲ Pattern Modifications ▲

Ondée requires 30% stretch and has 3 inches negative ease in the waist. My fabric has just barely 30% stretch, so I was concerned it would be too tight with that negative ease. I decided to grade the sweater from a size 38 bust to a size 40 waist, reducing the negative ease to 1 inch. I’m very happy I made this adjustment. If I hadn’t I think the sweater would ride up.

I also lengthened the bodice by .5″ and the bottom waistband by 1″, for 1.5″ in total. It would have been way too short on me if I hadn’t. With the adjustment, it’s perfect to pair my high-waist skirts. However, when worn with my high-waist Safran pants, there’s a very small midriff gap which I might sport sometime but only outside of work.

▲ Fabric & Pics ▲

This fabric is really nice! It’s soft, warm and wearing this sweater makes me feel posh and chic. Just fab! Plus it’s 60″ wide, so I only had to use 1 yard.

While I was planning this, I envisioned the stripes as horizontal. When I lay the fabric out to cut it, I realized they would have to be vertical for the stretch to work. I actually love the look of the vertical stripes. They elevate this little sweater.

Thanks for reading ❤