… before I got back into sewing regularly I bought a light weight knit cardigan on etsy from BLUSHFASHION. I love it, it is super flattering, really comfortable and it is perfect when I am travelling in Africa, going from the hot outside to freezing air conditioned meeting rooms as it folds up small enough to slip in my bag without wrinkling and is smart enough for meeting ministers!
… I plan on making another one in another colour soon, in the mean time I decided to test out the pattern on a piece of cosy red fleece I was given at last summer’s sewing blogger’s meet.
… I took my original cardigan and traced around it on pattern paper. It is somewhat bat-winged, with a shawl collar, so an easy shape to copy, but fabric hungry… I spread my fabric out this way and that and tried to work out the most efficient way of cutting all the pieces out, in the end I winged it and crossed my fingers…
… I was ok until I needed to cut out the second collar piece… I ended up having to sew together 2 pieces, I just have to sell it as a design feature! It came together super quickly on the serger, it is super cosy, and I think it looks great, I wore it out in the wild to the second sewing bloggers meet up (photos were taken afterwards, hence the wrinkles!)… I am really pleased with it!
Wow,
you did a great job…
You really squized potential out of that fabric:) My bad I couldn’t see it…
PS: still waiting for your reply…
Yes, thanks again for the fabric Kamila, it is so cosy and lovely! And yes, I will reply to your email this evening – it has been a busy week!
I love this type of cardicans. I have few – they are very handy and comfy! Yours has nice colour!
thanks – I already have plans – and fabric – for my next one, but they do take a lot of fabric!
Kimono sleeve and the collar … yes … but it is worth it ;-)
I agree :)
Well done. I need to do this from a favourite RTW cardi too. I’ve made four cardis from various patterns so far but haven’t yet got a cardi I love as much as that old RTW one!
when you find a model of something you really like it is so hard to find something similar that replaces it, so making a copy is often the easiest – or as I did this year, when I found a pair of trousers that fit like they were made for me, I bought 3 pairs!!
Wow it looks stunning, warm, cuddly & I want one :-D
Great cardigan! I love this draped style and fab overlocking. Great job on drafting it and figuring out the shawl collar.
Thank you, the design was actually pretty simple, the biggest challenge was working how to make all the pieces fit on what I thought was a huge piece of fabric – not quite huge enough!!
I love this make! It looks so good in real life as well! The colour is really beautiful and looks so good on you!
awww – thank you Hanne :)