Girl Paper Sewing Pattern & Guidebook
Cardigan or sweatert (or very loose tee-shirt) that can be worn either with front or back opening. Length: half hips (the waistcoat can be shortened at the hips... recommended for the version with bows in the back, the look will be nicer). Front or back V-shaped opening with bows, buttons and loops or zip. The cut allows you to put it on without opening the cardigan. Facing at opening and neckline. Bottom sleeves and body with hem. No pocket.
The pattern is also available in a women's version
Skill level : easy to intermediate
What you will learn with this pattern: how to assemble a facing, how to assemble bows or a zipper, or optionally how to make loops.
Size range : 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 years
Fabrics :
- Fabric 1 - cardigan : preferably knitted or woven soft/stretchy. Fleece, French terry, knitted Ponti Roma, terry jersey, knitted knit, heavy jersey, quilted jersey, quilted fabric, knitted or woven stretchy jeans, jacquard.
- Fabric 2 - facing / bows: cotton poplin, linen, viscose.
Sewing Notions:
buttons option : 1 to 4 buttons thin round elastic cord hat type
separable zip option * (standard lengths in haberdashery). For some, it is possible to shorten by removing rings/teeth and repositioning a stop ring: in this case, take the maximum value, otherwise take the minimum value. In the case of the minimum zip, it will be slightly shorter than the opening of the waistcoat.
thin fusible interfacing for the facing
| Age | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Height (in cm) | 98 | 104 | 110 | 116 | 122 | 128 | 134 | 140 | 146 | 152 | |
| Fabric 1 - 140cm wide | cardigan/sweater |
45 |
45 |
45 |
50 |
50 |
55 |
65 |
75 |
85 |
100 |
|
|
facing ( bows in option) |
45 |
45 |
45 |
50 |
50 |
55 |
55 |
60 |
60 |
65 |
| if solid colour or with pattern with no direction |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|
| Fusible interfacing |
90 cm wide | 30 |
30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
30 | 30 |
| Option : buttons |
1 ou 4 |
1 ou 4 | 1 ou 4 | 1 ou 4 | 1 ou 4 | 1 ou 4 | 1 ou 4 | 1 ou 4 | 1 ou 4 | 1 ou 4 | |
| loop strap (if button) |
hat round elastic | 20 |
20 | 20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 | 20 |
20 |
20 |
| Option : separable zipper |
minimum | 20 |
20 | 25 |
25 |
25 |
25 | 30 | 30 |
35 |
35 |
| maxi* (zip to shorten) | 25* |
25* | 25 |
25 |
30* |
30* |
30 | 35* |
35 |
40* |
