Plus Size Long Draped Waterfall Cardigan

Name: Plus Size Long Draped Waterfall Cardigan
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 905867
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #905867

A women's plus-size open-front cardigan in stretch knit, with long set-in sleeves and wide fronts that fall in a waterfall drape from the neckline to long points below the back hem. Only three pattern pieces: back, front and sleeve. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric with medium to high stretch, in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Plus Size Long Draped Waterfall Cardigan

When To Wear

Spring and autumn as a light layer over T-shirts, tops and dresses.
Everyday wear with leggings, slim trousers or jeans; worn open, with no fastening.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Loose, slightly widening towards the hem.

Length: Back to mid-thigh; the draped front points fall lower, to about knee level.

Neckline: Back neck bound with a 4 cm bias strip folded in half and topstitched along the fold. The upper edges of the fronts are turned under and topstitched, and fold back into the drape.

Front: Open, no fastening. Each front is cut as one wide piece; the front edges are turned under 1.5 cm and topstitched.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves with a single underarm seam, hems turned up and topstitched.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, with no centre back seam.

Finishing: Seams sewn with a stretch or narrow zigzag stitch and overlocked; hems, front edges and upper front edges turned under 1.5 cm and topstitched with a twin needle; other seam allowances 1 cm.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Three pattern pieces, no fastenings or facings; the work is sewing stretch knit, setting in the sleeves and keeping the long turned edges even.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabric with medium to high stretch, in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Bias strip 4 cm wide for the back neck (cut from the main fabric)
Twin needle for the hems

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Front – 2 pieces
Back – 1 piece (on fold)
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Also cut (no pattern piece): bias binding strip 4 cm wide, as long as the back neckline

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim seam allowances to 0.6 – 0.8 cm. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity.

Sewing Instructions

Cut a bias binding 4 cm wide and equal to the length of the back neckline. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding on the right side of the back neckline, raw edges aligned, and stitch; then fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch it along the fold to the back. Press the seam.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams of the back and fronts. Serge the seams and press towards the back.
Stitch the underarm seams of the sleeves. Serge the seams and press.
Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches. Serge the seams and press.
Serge the lower edge of the cardigan and the lower edges of the sleeves. Fold to the wrong side, press and topstitch.
Serge the front edges and the upper (neckline) edges of the fronts. Fold to the wrong side, press, and topstitch.