Velour Mama Hoodie WWYD

I bought a fab black velour goodie from Freyasmummy (>:D< thank you) - I was going to give it tom y pg friend - but I don't think it's going to be big enough for her, and it fits me really comfortably as a kind of loose coat for going up to school and stuff.

Only prob is I'm 6"1' and it's a tiny bit short in the body, and the arms are quite short - I could get away with it, but I really like it, so I think I'd like to lengthen the arms and body to give a better fit.

Just not sure whether if I try to do it myself I am going to ruin it also really not sure what to use to lengthen it - I thought velour was stretchy - but this is more what I would consider to be like velvet.

So thought I would ask all you lovely ladies for your advice - I really love it already, so don't want to mess it up

When i made Keane's bv hoodie i used contrasting knit fabric to make a hem section round the bottom and cuffs. I would imagine you could do the same with yours quite easily. I dont have an overlocker either

I'm not sure I'd have the confidence to fix it myself so I'd probably go to a wahm...

Hiya My WAHM hoody has woven fabric cuffs and looks great. Everyone seems to think it's a layered top and I'm wearing the woven fabric top underneath, but that doesn't matter.

I would perhaps make it look more like a layered top and sew the under layer of knit or woven fabric along the existing seam line, inside but hanging down lower than the original seam, if that makes sense at all!?.

I always do this

but thank you for the two replies and the 17 or so votes

- it's a bit too heavy I think for jersey knit - jersey would kind of float around the bottom - looks like a wahm job it is - though I just spent £18 I don't have on some yummy colinette yarn, so will have to sell a few bits first

Oooh - cross posted with you Steph - that's a great idea - that would get over the problem of the jersey being a much lighter fabric. And I probably have something around that I could use. Will get looking tomorrow maybe - though I have spent all evening messing around on here when I should have been knitting, so may have to play knitting catch up tomorrow!