Tilly and the Buttons - Pearl Cardigan Paper Pattern

Elevate your knitwear with Pearl, a V neck wrap cardigan that's bang on-trend. Wear Pearl with jeans, a denim skirt or over your favourite dress - it's the perfect cardigan to tie your look together.

• Cropped hemline finished with a deep band which sits on the waist

• Choice of classic long straight sleeves, short sleeves or balloon sleeves with cosy cuffs

• Fastens at the waist with an adjustable tie

• Relaxed fit across the bust with dropped shoulders

SKILL LEVEL - Confident beginner

MODEL GARMENT SIZES - Alice May (pink patterned and short sleeve cardigans)  wears size 4 (UK 12). Abi (dark green cardigan) wears size 11 (UK 26), graded to a size 13 (UK 30) at the waist with 2.5cm (1in) added at the bust. Georgie (multi-coloured balloon sleeve) wears a size 3 (UK 10).

Fabric + Supplies

SUPPLIES

• Main fabric – see below

• Crotch lining fabric – see below

• 1.7m (1 7/8yd) iron-on seam tape or 5mm (1/4in) wide strips of iron-on interfacing

• Sewing machine plus basic tools, incl ballpoint machine needle (a rotary cutter and a walking foot can be helpful)

• Optional: Overlocker (serger)

FABRIC SUGGESTIONS

Medium-weight drapey knit fabrics with at least 20% stretch, such as Hacci knit, sweater knit, jacquard knit, stretch velvet, ponte, interlock, lighter weight French terry.

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS

140CM (56IN) WIDE

Long straight or balloon sleeve:

• sizes 1-5 - 1.9m (2 1/8yd)

• sizes 6-11 - 2.1m (2 3/8yd)

• sizes 12-15 - 2.3m (2 1/2yd)

Short sleeve:

• sizes 1-5 - 1.8m (2yd)

• sizes 6-11 - 1.9m (2 1/8yd)

• sizes 12-15 - 2.2m (2 1/2yd)

115CM (45IN) WIDE

Long straight or balloon sleeve:

• sizes 1-5 - 2.2m (2 1/2yd)

• sizes 6-11 - 2.7m (3yd)

• sizes 12-15 - wider fabric needed

Short sleeve:

• sizes 1-5 - 2m (2 1/4yd)

• sizes 6-11 - 2.4m (2 5/8yd)

• sizes 12-15 - wider fabric needed