Sunday 15 January 2017

More swimwear - a rash top and pants

I love R's new Cosi swimsuit, but Melbourne's extreme UV levels sometimes require a more sun-smart option. R's previous rash top and pants having been well and truly outgrown, I made a new one using the same patterns as last time: an Ottobre raglan-sleeved top and the Cosi swimsuit's pants.

The floral fabric comes from Joelle's fabric warehouse and is apparently a Sea Folly remnant. It's  lovely quality and has quite a slinky feeling. I teamed it with some plain blue swim fabric for the fully lined bottoms, taking a couple of inches off the top of the high-waisted pants. The rash top is exactly as per the pattern with the exception of the neckband, which I widened for better neck coverage.

These bathers were really put through their paces on their first wear. Besides swimming, R spent lots of time rolling around in the (very hot) sand, digging pools and building castles. We had a few moments of excitement when my friend spotted a shark's fin above the water, prompting me to run along the beach screaming at people to get out of the water. I had just managed to clear the beach of swimmers when we realised that our 'shark' was in fact a dolphin. Rather embarrassing - but at least our kids ended up with a good story to tell!

4 comments:

  1. Poor dolphin, what a traumatic experience hahaha But seriously, what a wonderful swimsuit! The fabrics go so well together!

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    1. Thanks Jenya :) It took me ages to find a coordinating solid but I'm happy with my choice!

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  2. I love it!! I am going to do rash guards for my girls this summer too. I'm sniggering a bit at your shark freak out - not that I wouldn't have done exactly the same thing, but you paint a funny picture!

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    1. Thanks Masha - yes rash guards are great. I'm going to have to read up on how to tell a shark from a dolphin to avoid future embarrassing situations!

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