Red is such a hard color to photograph! I just finished this red cardigan yesterday. The knit fabric is indeed wonderful. It is a bit transparent but surprisingly warm with fuzzy surface and tiny heart-shaped holes all over it. Too bad the pictures don’t show the fabric well.
The pattern is Pris, I bought it as PDF pattern from Tamanegi Kobo, a Japanese pattern shop. The pattern is in Japanese, but the drawings and diagrams made it really easy to construct it. The original pattern was mid-hip length, but I lengthened it about 20 cm because i don’t like anything that stop on the middle of my bottom. I also omitted the left chest pocket for a simpler look.
The cardigan has a slight gathering on the back that looks really cute. In the original pattern, the gathering will rest on the upper part of the bottom, accentuating it. But in my version, the gathering makes the long cardigan has a slight balloon-like shape.
I made the cardigan on my Janome sewing machine, using zigzag stitches with width set on 1 and length on 3 as I usually do for sewing jersey. The raw edges are simply zigzagged. I’ve used this technique several times for sewing knits and it worked fine.
The new length makes the cardigan can also be worn as a tunic or dress in my case. It is warm enough for the upcoming spring, but not too bulky as winter clothes. The shape is simple that means it can be worn over many outfits. Likey!
PS: Sorry for my sad face, I got a killer headache last night! (>_<)
Pattern is Pris from Tamanegi Kobo (lengthened).
LOVE it. The red contrasts with the black perfectly.
This cardigan is gorgeous!
I REALLY LIKED THE COLOR OF THE CARDIGAN AND IT LOOKS SO NICE ON YOU!
This seems like the perfect cardigan! The fabric looks amazing. I am searching for similar fabric right now in Canada…
I’ve never really been a cardigan person, but i like how this one looks, maybe its the added length 😀 red suits you really well btw!!
The cardigan looks great! I actually liked it so much that I just bought the pdf pattern to try it! The problem now is where to find nice knit fabric. Do you know any online shops with a good offer on knits?
Btw, I love your blog!
Thank you Vanessa! Unfortunately I rarely buy fabrics online since it is much easier for me to just go to fabric stores here in Tokyo.
Hope you will have fun sewing the cardigan!
This one sure is comfortable! I have one very similar, but it’s bought. I’ll make a pattern out of it and make another one by myself.
I think you look so pretty! And I love that you lengthened it.
I-love-it.
I loooove it, you look soo pretty!!
Oh, it’s so pretty! And the colour is gorgeous!
Great cardi – the colour looks fabulous on you!
Sewkng knits seems so hard ! You look really great.
It was actually not hard at all! I didn’t have to press open every seam like sewing regular fabric so it was finished pretty quick
Your cardigan looks lovely, I have just started sewing with knits and this is exactly the type of project that will challenge me.
It looks so cozy and comfy. I haven’t yet tried my hand at knits but this is definitely inspiring. Great outfit!
Please do try! I was intimidated too at the beginning, but then I tried making some simple t-shirt for Sidra and it worked! So I moved on to this cardigan for myself. Cutting the pretty red fabric was terrifying! o_O
It’s so lovely and look perfect on you with leggings!
I always think you have such beautiful legs:)
awww thanks Kayo!
Indeed, the fabric looks great! And the cardigan is look neat and comfy in the same time!
It’s lovely. The length and shape are perfect for you -the whole outfit is really chic! Beautiful work.
The cardigan looks so comfy! I can imagine the red being really pretty and it’s such a nice contrast during this rather grey season. When I need to photograph something red I edit the photo a bit by reducing saturation of red. It makes my photos look less squeaky. All other colors are still as they are but the red parts are less dominant.
Thank you for the tip! Gotta try that soon
very nice! :)Ｌｏｖｅ ｔｈｉｓ ｐｉｅｃｅ ａ ｌｏｔ！
The leggings are you using? I found it very beautiful!
They are velvet legging from Uniqlo, it was on sale for $5! 😀
looks store bought! amazing, i love it!
I love the length