Monday, May 17, 2010

Exercising in Style

My usual outfit for yoga is an old t shirt and my one and only pair of yoga pants.  When I commented to my dd that I needed to buy some new yoga clothes she scolded, Mom you must have some fabric in your large stash that would work. She was right.  I used a 14oz rayon lycra jersey from Emmaonesock in charcoal for the pants.  They are a simple version of my tnt Hot Patterns Razer eliminating the darts and zipper.  Instead of using a fold over top I used a separate band, which I prefer for pull on pants, and that's it.  Oh, I had to shorten the crotch depth because of the stretch.  For the top I used the hot pink  11oz rayon lycra that I mentioned.  It looks nice with the gray but I can't for the life of me remember why I bought something so pink.  I used Simplicity 4076, a very popular pattern.  Mhh.  I made the gathered front  version when I bought it and also, not my favorite.  This is the mock wrap, side gathered top.  Also just ok.   I don't like where the wrap goes across my bust.  The gather is droopy and it hugs my bulges a bit too much in back.  I made it longer than usual because I wanted it to keep me covered, so it does that and isn't the most flattering length on me.   Ah well, it's only going to yoga class.

Next up is the Hot Patterns plain and simple Princess Shirt.  I need a woven!  I am tired of sewing knits.   I'll probably make it in a white cotton stretch from Paron and  to go with it a pair of gray linen and lycra from Emmaonesock for another pair of  the Razer pant.  I want to copy some details from a pair of pants in February Knipmode to make them more interesting.

You'll notice the hair; it's six weeks and counting since I colored my hair.  I'm okay with it but it does look a bit strange right now.  

18 comments:

  1. I just started exercising and need yoga pants too, although I won't be doing any yoga I don't think - but you never know. I haven't gotten brave enough to make yoga pants yet.

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  2. I bet you felt tantric when you finished making these!

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  3. Isn't that rayon jersey like buttah? It is my favorite jersey. Great outfit.

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  4. Way cuter than anything I've ever worn to work out in. I would only be nervous about the low neck line with poses like downward facing dog (name?) and stuff like that. I need to throw out half of my sweatpants but since I don't want to buy anything with rhinestones or sparkles I think I'll wait until I'm back in the US to replace them...

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  5. Your daughter is right, even if you're not thrilled with your outfit it's still better than a bought one :-).
    I agree that tighter and longer than usual is a good thing for a yoga top, otherwise you end up with a Britney effect in half your poses. I actually made some unitards (old Kwik-Sew pattern, but Jalie has at least one similar one) because I got self-conscious about it when I was teaching, which worked well. Except they looked weird to me, so I ended up wearing them with a shorter t-shirt on top :-). Whatever, it worked.

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  6. A kindred spirit, someone else who doesn't like what crossover tops do! That edge just either wants to be modest and totally uncomfortable or immodest and in the wrong place! I must say the color is very pretty on you, particularly with the changing hair. Looks great to me!

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  7. Nice exercise clothes and they look great on you. I like the new hair stle!

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  8. I'm in awe that you do Yoga AND make clothes to do it in! I can't stand on one foot without toppling over!

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  9. The overall effect of your outfit is very attractive and your hair is looking good too.

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  10. The great thing about making clothes for uses like this, is that you get to learn about the patterns intricacies and can work them out so when you do it again, it works for you. We always learn from our mistakes as hard as they are to admit or see.

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  11. Oh, that looks so comfortable!!

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  12. Looks very comfortable and stylish for yoga class. The neckline is a bit low for workouts, but suits you well.

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  13. I will admit that I pinned it for class. But it stayed down when I did downward dog. A good thing.

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  14. That is a great looking outfit, definitely comfortable for yoga!

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  15. when the outfit looks good on you know your doing something right :) Looks very cute!!!!!

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  16. I really need to make some workout clothes! All mine are old and horrible but I refuse to buy any.

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  17. Nancy, I LOVE your hair. It will be even more entrancing when the silver comes in. Oh, and the yoga clothes are nice too :-)

    Mary(marec)

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