Jenna Cardigan

[Ploshkin]

Just a quickie after the jacketing marathon.  I've used this useful pattern once before.  Fabric is from Stoff & Stil.  They call it French Terry - I would just call it sweatshirt fabric.  It has a brushed back.  The bottom band & cuffs are cut from a piece of ribbing.  I only finished it on Monday and have nearly worn it to death already.
The fabric is pretty wide.  I had 1.5m but got this out of just over 0.5m so have about a metre left.  I'm hoping it's enough to get a sweatshirt from.
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[Ellabella]

That looks a good and useful top @Ploshkin .

Off to investigate the pattern, just hope they make it big enough for me.

[sewingj]

How is it fastened @Ploshkin ?  Are they poppers?  I`m a bit scared of them since trying once and not being able to put them in successfully!

[Ohsewsimple]

@sewingj you could always use the sew in poppas then sew a button on the top!

[Ploshkin]

They are Prym snaps @sewingj I was scared of snaps for ages after a disastrous attempt with ones from Amazon but from a recommendation on here I got some Prym Vario Pliers & Prym snaps and have never looked back.  I actually got a set with the pliers and various types of fastenings & rivets.

By the way, I have just cut out a sweatshirt from the remaining fabric!

[Ros]

Thanks for the tip re quality snaps. I've been pondering about these for gardening shirts given how buttons tangle in the fruit netting horribly. Other alt is smocks of course.

[sewingj]

@Ploshkin   is this the kit you bought for the Prym Vario Pliers?  There seem to be cheaper packs but I don`t think they include everything you might need

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prym-Sewing-Vario-Special-Press/dp/B00CYRRS4S/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1HA5H0VWDH6JB&keywords=prym+vario+pliers+kit&qid=1554279469&s=gateway&sprefix=Prym+vario%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-6

[Ploshkin]

@sewingj  Yes it is.  Initially I found it very confusing because the various instruction leaflets are pictorial and I couldn't make head nor tail of them.  But I found a Prym instructional video on You Tube - no audio but it made sense and I could understand how to use the bits.  I then realised that the attachments you need for each type of fastening are adjacent to those fastenings in the box.

[Missie]

They call it French Terry - I would just call it sweatshirt fabric.  It has a brushed back. 

French Terry fabric is a knitted front with a backing that is looped rather than "fuzzed"; think Terry towelling so I would say that you are correct.

Lovely jacket by the way and love the fabric.

[Ploshkin]

I did wonder @Missie if it's to do with the type of knit that makes it terry.  I don't really know how to describe it but it isn't a single jersey knit like sweatshirt fabric usually is.

I've now made a sweatshirt out of the remainder of the fabric with the navy ribbing for the cuffs and neck band so that was a good buy from Stoff and Stil.

[Sewingsue]

@Ploshkin   is this the kit you bought for the Prym Vario Pliers?  There seem to be cheaper packs but I don`t think they include everything you might need

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prym-Sewing-Vario-Special-Press/dp/B00CYRRS4S/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1HA5H0VWDH6JB&keywords=prym+vario+pliers+kit&qid=1554279469&s=gateway&sprefix=Prym+vario%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-6

Not exactly cheap!

[Ploshkin]

I have just whipped up another cardigan from this pattern (the last one has been, and is still being worn more than anything else).  I used French Terry from Stof and Stil again but it couldn't be more different.  It's quite a heavy weight and I would describe the back as almost felted rather than brushed.  It has very little stretch in either direction - I probably should have cut a size bigger - it's not too tight but without the stretch it feels tighter than my other one.  My overlocker laboured a bit chomping over seams.  I didn't put a cuff on this time, mainly because of the fabric thickness.  I just turned up a single hem on the sleeves.  I had my wits about me (unusually) and did the buttonholes before I attached the band.
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[Efemera]

I like that...off to look at the pattern.

[Vezelay]

I missed the original post in this thread - two great cardis and of course I've had my eye on this pattern for ages so thanks for the prompt. I can't quite believe you got that first one out of half a metre @Ploshkin . Magic trick or what!?

 

[Ploshkin]

@Vezelay if you do use this pattern, I found the armholes quite small  - I reshaped them and the sleeve heads using the Lark tee pattern pieces which I know are right for me.