Winter weight Blue leggings and a baselayer top.

These are the blue leggings I made months ago before my operation. They are to match my patchwork Geodesic sweatshirt. I also made a rainbow pair that are very similar but I nver got round to wearing these ones until now. In fact its my first time wearing them when these photos were taken. Second time wearing for the baselayer top below. I like them, they work.

I knitted the jumper a few years ago after trashing the first version ( which was blue) by washing in a washing machine. Never again will I do that despite the machine apparently has a hand wash function.

They are french terry so very warm for winter next to the usual activewear or cotton lycra leggings. They do contain lycra. Having made several pairs of joggers, children's clothes and dresses from very similar fabric, I am confident they will keep in shape when worn so I finally decided to go for it and make some interesting winter weight leggings.

I actually have a few metres of another two french terry fabrics which I am now considering for a couple of other pairs because two pairs is not enough. I do have a pile of plain black RTW french terry leggings but they are a bit boring when you can have something like these. The black work great for work but right now I am not working so should make the most of it because it cannot go on for much longer. Unfortunately I am not rich so I do need to work. 

The fabric has metallic gold flecks and is quite unusual. Pound Fabrics still sell this so I may have to buy some more. It was a surprise when it arrived because although it is described as gold I never expected the metallic type. I though it would be a browny yellow. Its very nice!

Not sure if you can tell its metalic by these photos. Waistband is just black ribbing and standard sewn in elastic so it won't flip over and be annoying. Bound inside and out ( as in turned over twice) because thats more comfortable.

Hopefully I will get time ( and space!) to cut some new ones out of the French terries I have. Winter has become very cold the last few days. We even got some snow yesterday and today is freezing and frosty.  

As is usual I don't get much sewing time or sewing space to enable sewing for the Christmas break but now New Year is out the way I really need to decide on what I am doing sewing wise for 2026. In all honesty I have been too busy to make such decisions until now but hopefully over the next coming week I will get some time to do this. 

Normally the aims are done around New Year but I really have not had time, though I have a ton of ideas. I do find that having my ideas and aims written down does keep me on track. I made more the years I did a plan, than the years I did not bother, so its something I really need to spend a day or so doing. Hopefully that will be the next blog post. I prefer to do this sooner rather than later. It keeps me motivated.

I have managed one top during the holiday period. I decided this very thin synthetic fabric was perfect for a baselayer and yes, it works as well as a RTW baselayer top I bought which cost 10 times as much (£20 when this cost me about £2 including the thread to sew it up! I used the pixie top pattern I like because its quite close fitting without being tight and yes this works, though my overlocker didn't like sewing this at all. Too thin I think. I left the hem edges just as overlocking but they would be better as a rolled edge next time.

Ignore the broken hoover please. Certain small people seem to want to keep it to play with and my other half allowed it. It was meant to go to the recycling centre before Christmas but we had tears, and its ended up staying in the garden for the kids. Its the upright part only. The rest has thankfully been disposed of. It does no harm, just makes our garden look messy. They will tire of it soon so I can "disappear it" then. 

I have a second top cut but yet to sew  that one, so I might attempt that one using my Janome rather than my Brother and see if it sews easier on that machine. I will let you know how that goes at some point. The fabric was £1/m so very cheap but its perfect for a baselayer. I previously made two nighties from it.

Thank you for popping by my blog. Have a great week and a happy and prosperous 2026.

Take care

Bracken