Better not mess this up; sweater alteration

You know; there's a couple of them waiting in your WIP stack.

It's an alteration to a precious jacket.

Yardage from a special trip that cost a lot (money or time or family effort)

 The unfinished family quilt

https://erniekdesigns.blogspot.com/2016/02/quilting-someone-elses-family-treasure.html

It turned out great; I get to see it every week on the friend group zoom call as it hangs behind her couch. It's just abstract and friendly enough for work calls (she's a therapist and a doctor now!)

Today however, I cut into a knit shirt that is four inches too long. I

I gave a lot of thought to giving it away, or selling it.

It's from Sleepy Peach, and I love all their things but to get a wide enough thing I end up with a thing that is too long. Most of the time this is fine.

This one, no.

https://sleepypeach.clothing/products/the-celestial-knit-button-up

So I tortured myself for a few months and did the deed this evening.

 I pinned it up the whole way around. I fiddled with it. I stitched it with a zig zag. 

I cut it

I went over the cut edges with a fat long zig zag (it's a perfect two color knit, so I don't think it will unravel)

Lots of blocking it back into place. I may catch stitch the edge to the body.  Still have some work to do on the placket binding.

This is hanging up where I can see it in my bedroom. I am debating shortening the sleeves for my arms. It's not an expensive western shirt, but I try to subscribe to the idea that when you alter something, you try to leave the extra fabric in it. And to get the cuffs to work, I would have to either undo some snaps or cut the fabric.

Inside it would be an easy redo except for the snaps.

I'm still just staring at this one, but I really want to wear it to work this winter to show off in front of the bolo tie crew.