13 is challenging. On the one hand, you want your mom to do stuff for you just like she does for your siblings. On the other hand, you’re 13 and you want to wear cool stuff. This generally means sewing for Alex is pajamas.

This is Kwik Sew 3045, size XS. Based on the pattern information, this should have been much bigger on him. It’s fine, but if I make him another one, I’ll probably go with a size small. This is view B, which was to have hemmed rather than cuffed sleeves and a drawstring at the bottom hem. The drawstring was deemed stupid, so I didn’t bother with it. Hoodies have cuffs on the sleeves, so I added a 2″ cuff. Adding the cuff was probably a good idea since it also made the sleeve length more comfortable.

Fabric is 100wt microfleece from Malden Mills/Polartec. Very nice material, probably the best microfleece out there. It’s actually a pretty dark navy color, the camera flash kind of pops the color. Definitely a good color for Alex, though. Check out the blue eyes on this boy.

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