The other day I sewed myself a hoodie.  I love it so.  The pattern is Seamster's Avocado Hoodie.  I made the single pocket version, with an overlapping hood.  The main fabric is a monaluna jersey.  I briefly considered a muslin out of the yards and yards of super cheap jersey sitting in my closet, but decided to go straight for the good stuff.  Sewing time is precious and not to be wasted on cheap knits that I'll never wear out of the house.  

Plus, I'm impatient.

The pattern is lovely.  It has cute icons in the corners that help you piece together the pages after printing at home.  I love that!  It was the fastest assembly of a pattern EVER.  Instructions are clear and the construction makes good sense. 

 

One of my favorite features of this hoodie is the thumb hole.  I goofed and put one on crooked, so the cuff twisted a lot.  I wasn't going to fix it; I hate picking serger seams.  But after an hour of wear, I decided I couldn't deal with it, and picked it out, reattached it in the right spot, and felt happier.  

I had my daughter take a few pictures, but it turns out that from her angle, I look really fat.  Going with the classic messy bedroom mirror selfie here. 

I wore this to a soccer game, and a friend who didn't know I sew clothing complimented me on it.  Winning!