I only work in black - in contrast to Burda's white lace

I only work in black, and sometimes, really, really dark grey....

Thank you Batman.
Yes, the Lego Movie has had a few screenings in this small plastic block and superhero obsessed household - personally, I love the 80's space dude "SpaceShip!!!!" as he's my era & we still have the grey moon bases & lunar vehicles ;)

I digress... I'm in love with my new jumper/sweater... I've been pinning loose boxy tops from the A/W collections & remembering 80's wind cheaters with a certain level of fondness (for the comfort) and horror (I had a pink one with printed koalas...).
And it's been cold.
While visiting The Fabric Store at the start of the sales, I fell for this heavy, felted grey/black wool & bought the last of the roll - 1m.... well, when I laid my pattern pieces out, it's actually 80cm... I swore sighed at the 20% shrinkage.

There are many loose boxy top patterns around, so I chose Burda 03/2013 #116. It's shown in a lovely white lace (with matching pencil skirt) and is the easy pattern of the issue with an illustrated "Sewing Lesson for Beginners"; lovely step by step instructions that I didn't read.

I cut the straight size 38 (for an 88cm 34 3/4" bust), with body and sleeve length determined by the fabric that I had.
I did need to unpick the right shoulder and move it closer to the neck by 1cm for my uneven shoulder - the dropped sleeves made it really apparent.
I hemmed the sleeves & neck by overlocking & turning them to the inside, then using my twin needle.

Being winter, I used the last of my wool as a waistband to fit my top snuggly to my hips (no drafts here!) and blouson over my waist.

A Burda pattern sheet for comparing with the Japanese ones ;)
This top was the pink shaded one, I've never traced one of them before; the black remains my fave

I really like my snuggly winter jumper - it's perfectly warm & cozy.

And this is my first Erstwilder Dachshund brooch - Silly Samuel, who is clearly a Sally!