top: Megan Nielsen Rowan top, cropped with added band
bottoms: Megan Nielsen Virginia leggings with yoga waistband (tutorial here)
fabric: light pink athletic knit from Blackbird Fabrics
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When we go hiking, I prefer to wear leggings over any other hiking type of pants. And I loved my last pair of yoga waistband Virginia leggings so much, I wanted to make another pair for our recent camping and hiking trip! and I purposely bought a bit of extra yardage of this Blackbird Fabrics athletic knit with the idea to make a cute little matching fitted/athletic tee.
Actually, my original idea was for the top to be a bit shorter with a built in shelf bra/lining so that it was more of a tee-style sports bra. But I was racing against time to finish the set before the trip, so I just left it as a basic tee, sans built in bra. But it’s fine because it works just fine over top a sports bra. I used my favorite Rowan bodysuit/tee pattern to make it. Just cropped it and added a band along the bottom edge, similar to a sports bra, to help it stay in place better and not ride up.
I quite like how it turned out! And it was comfy to hike in. The only thing I would say - definitely need to wear nude colored undies with this light fabric. I thought, even though it’s a light color, because it was a thicker knit maybe it wouldn’t be a problem. But the first time I put them on, I was wearing polka dot undies, and there was definitely no hiding it haha. But nude ones did the trick, so no problem!
