Toby's Vest Alterations

Note: I found that I wasn't a fan of this sweater versus the pull over because it didn't stay done up when he ran around. Maybe with a snappi or other big snap on it it would've been fine. When I safety pinned it it worked but next time I'll try leaving the zipper under the neck and adding a snap. Also I made the neck too tight, you'd have to leave quite a bit more room in the neck to it's not pulling on the zipper.

So I took him to the second hand store and they let me try some sweaters on him in the foyer. That was very nice of them. He's already grown out of one and I just altered the other to fit him nicer so I'm hoping he is done filling out or I'll have to get more sweaters for him. They cost about $3 each. The one I've shown altered here is a mens size medium vest that I put on him upside down (zipper on the top of his back) and pinned underneath his belly to get the right fit while leaving a little room for running around. Also when pinning under a boy - be careful.

This way was very easy to get off of him with the pins on, just unzip. Next cut your fabric about an inch from where you pinned. Then line up your fabric and pin with wrong sides facing out. Stitch evenly along edge and turn inside out. There you have it!