Back in 2016 I sewed the Madeit Patterns Groove dress – twice!  Both versions of the dress were worn many, many times before they exited my wardrobe.  A month or so ago I decided that it was time to pull the pattern out again.

Gee, I like this pattern. There are a few style options included. As per the website: the Groove Dress is an utterly covetable swing dress made using knit fabric, with short or long sleeves and a high low or straight hemline. And as if that wasn’t enough, we went crazy to offer you five, yes five different neck options. Round, scoop, slash, cowl or hooded, whatever takes your fancy.

It really is a simple style to show off fun fabric. The fabric that I used is a textured knit from Super Cheap Fabrics. The border print has the pattern being more dense along the selvedges. It’s poly/spandex rather than wool, but in a medium weight sweater type of knit. I created a centre back seam in order to maximise the meterage when cutting out – there’s a small amount of fabric left that I’ll be able to use for something else!  I really tried to channel Carolyn‘s skill at utilising a border print when making this!

I love the way the red/pink print runs down the outside of the sleeves. This is such a straightforward garment to sew – I think it took around two hours from go to whoa! All the seams are overlocked, so I only used the sewing machine for the hems and to topstitch the neckband seam allowances down.

There is actually a significant amount of flare in the skirt, which starts just under the bust. So swishy! Mum knitted the hot pink scarf (which is super soft and light and airy yet very warm) and it goes very nicely with the dress.

I almost forgot the line drawing! This time around I chose the long sleeved, straight hemline, scoop neckline.  The scoop is not actually all that deep.  Size wise it was possibly size 12 or 14; I didn’t pay much attention but just sewed up the size I’d cut out six years prior!

This is another one of those patterns that I will reach for again at various times in the future – it’s definitely earned a place in my pile of keepers.