Stripey polo t-shirt

I wanted to try my hand at making stripes.  I grabbed a couple of old t shirts, cut them into strips, and sewed them together.

Then, I decided to make the babies a new shirt using my new striped fabric.  I didn’t have a pattern, so I used a shirt that they already have to draft up a pattern, crossing my fingers that it would work.

  It did!  And, I think it is quite cute. 

Mike said it looked very sprightly (“like a little forest sprite- all greeny and yellowy and stripey”).  I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.

  I might take off the collar and just make it green or black.  I don’t know, though… I kinda like the contrast. What I don’t like, though, is button holes.  I seriously can’t seem to figure them out. 

They always end up all crazy; then my project ends up looking super homemade.  Anyway, I think the shirt is cute and I’ll make some more some time- maybe with some variations, like no collar, or a hood. 

Also, next time I will use snaps so I don’t have to try [and fail] at making button holes again.

I have a pattern now, and I’d be happy to share it if anyone is interested.  I could possibly put together a tutorial, too.