I made this jacket a year ago and posted some cute photos of the matching booties as well. Which reminds me… where are those booties?? So now my guy wears the jacket and I can give a much better pattern review!
Pattern: Baby in the Hood from Anna Maria Horner’s book Handmade Beginnings: 24 Sewing Projects to Welcome Baby
. I’ve also posted about her patterns here, here, and here.
Size: This jacket is size 6-9 months. I believe the sizing runs a bit large, as I mentioned about the pants. However, the length isn’t especially large, mostly just the sleeves and the width. Plan to roll the sleeves (which is cute anyway). On a whole, the sizing isn’t too bad.
I had mentioned that I wanted to make 2 or 3 more of these in different sizes. I might, if I have the time. It is actually the jacket I use for him all the time and I remember liking how easily it came together when I sewed it.
Things I’d change: Get rid of those toggles. Cute, in theory, but the jacket always comes unbuttoned. Regular button holes, please. I might attempt a zipper, actually.
Has anyone put a zipper in one of these? I’d love to hear how it went!
Overall pattern rating?
Lynne says
Oh my gosh… so cute! Those are beautiful pictures!
Deanna says
I found the length to run short and actually had to add a strip to the bottom of the one I made for my nephew. I also added a zipper to that one. I kept in the contrasting strips so it was extra wide, but he’s a big boy so that worked. The zipper worked very well. I agree with you on the buttons on this jacket. Next time I will do button holes. I like the look of the buttons better than a zipper.
Andrea @ The Train To Crazy says
Good to know! I guess buttons it is!
Andrea
Narelle @ Cook Clean Craft says
My goodness that is a gorgeous little man. Excuse me while I give a virtual squeeze to those chubby cheeks.
Love the fabric too! Very cute jacket – yep those button-loops look annoying.
meg/brassyapple says
ok forget the pattern look at the CUTE baby!!! 🙂 tee hee hee
Liz J says
I think the coat is adorable BUT more adorable is your handsome little guy!
Tommy says
HaHa, I Googled, sewing for little boys and you came up so I took my chance and their are these great ideas and with the best fabrics. I see some wonderful ideas.
Jacqueline says
What if the toggles were made with some kind of elastic in them so it shrinks tighter around the button.
Sue says
Cute but someone is deceitful by labeling this Pin as a “free pattern”.
If I was on the market for purchasing S pattern I would pass on by this one because of the deceitfulness.