Tilly and The Buttons Pearl Sewing Pattern
Elevate your knitwear with Pearl, a V neck wrap cardigan that's bang on trend. Pearl is cropped at the waist and fastens at the side with an adjustable tie. It has dropped shoulders, a relaxed fit across the bust and a deep hem band.
Choose between classic long straight sleeves, short sleeves or statement balloon sleeves with cosy cuffs. Wear Pearl with jeans, a denim skirt or over your favourite dress - it's the perfect cardigan to tie your look together.
Pearl includes Tilly and the Buttons' award-winning beginner-friendly instructions, with colour photos showing you each step – making it easy for you to create gorgeous clothes you can be proud to say you made yourself.
SKILL LEVEL - Confident beginner
SIZE RANGE - UK 6-34
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 wide fabric
LONG / BALLOON SLEEVE: Sizes 1-5 – 1.9m (2 1/8yd) Sizes 6-10 - 2.1m (2 3/8yd)
SHORT SLEEVE: Sizes 1-5 – 1.8m (2yd) Sizes 6-10 - 1.9m (2 1/8yd)
115cm wide fabric
LONG / BALLOON SLEEVE: Sizes 1-5 – 2.2m (2 3/8yd) Sizes 6-10 - 2.6m (2 7/8yd)
SHORT SLEEVE: Sizes 1-5 – 2m (2 1/4yd)* Sizes 6-10 - 2.4m (2 5/8yd)
Size Guide
SIZES (body measurements)
PATTERN SIZE | BUST | WAIST | HIP |
UK 6 | 76cm (30in) | 61cm (24in) | 84cm (33in) |
UK 8 | 81cm (32in) | 66cm (26in) | 89cm (35in) |
UK 10 | 86.5cm (34in) | 71cm (28in) | 94cm (37in) |
UK 12 | 91.5cm (36in) | 76cm (30in) | 99cm (39in) |
UK 14 | 96.5cm (38in) | 81cm (32in) | 104cm (41in) |
UK 16 | 101.5cm (40in) | 86.5cm (34in) | 109cm (43in) |
UK 18 | 106.5cm (42in) | 91.5cm (36in) | 114cm (45in) |
UK 20 | 112cm (44in) | 96.5cm (38in) | 119.5cm (47in) |
UK 22 | 117cm (46in) | 101.5cm (40in) | 124.5cm (49in) |
UK 24 | 122cm (48in) | 106.5cm (42in) | 129.5cm (51in) |
SUPPLIES
- Fabric
- 1.5m iron-on seam tape or 5mm (1/4in) wide strips of iron-on interfacing
- Matching Sewing thread
- Sewing machine OR overlocker (serger)
- basic tools, incl ballpoint machine needle (a walking foot can be helpful if you’re using a regular sewing machine)