I spent the afternoon working on the hoodie. I haven’t completely settled on the cuff design, since I want to hide some wrist pockets behind the fur, but I finished everything else. It fits well, the sleeves are nice and long, and the hood is heavy and comfortable. It’s just a basic sweatshirt, really, but the fur trim catches the eye, and I feel good wearing it. I shortened the zipper so that the top couple inches of the center seam hang open, which helps keep the hood from feeling too much like a tunnel. The hood is nice and deep so you can pull it clear over your face if you want. When I put the lights in, this will make for a bit of a Jawa effect.

The current sleeves are still a bit too narrow around the cuffs to fit lights comfortably. I am going to bell them out a bit when I add the fur trim, but I don’t think it will be enough. I should actually build the slimmer light-pack design one of these days so I can try it out – the legging-style light packs, based on 9V batteries, are too bulky to use in the hood, much less the sleeves.