Sew along for Butterick B6857 and Pattern Review
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I talked about this pattern numerous times. In my Sweater Weather Fall pattern roundup, in my Get the RTW look for Winter with Sewing Patterns so I thought, perhaps its time to do a sew along for the pattern. Spoiler Alert: This is a great pattern and I can see myself making it a few times.
Butterick B6857 is a pullover with a collar neckline and sleeve variations. I made view B with a few modifications so I can keep my collar closed and act as a turtleneck. After all, I Live in the Midwest and its about to get really cold around here. But if I can ditch the scarf and wear my sweater two different ways I’m all for it.
I used a Cable Ivory Sweater Knit from Joann’s. It has a higher content of rayon and it feels amazing to the touch.I have this fabric in light blue and this ivory color way. But they have a few more color ways. It is very soft, warm but it is a little slippery to sew with it.
Pattern Sizing - The Pattern goes from XS to XXL, I cut an XL. The final garment measurements printed on the pattern pieces were spot on.
Did it look like the photo / drawing on the pattern envelope? Yes.
Were the instructions easy to follow? Yes they actually were very easy to do. I also made a sew along for this pattern for anyone that might be having trouble with the instructions. I have been somewhat hesitant to do Big Four Patterns lately as I have found McCalls patterns riddled with a lot of mistakes, notches that don’t match but this pattern was quite good. The only thing that can be a little difficult is were to start and end the location of the collar. It. felt somewhat intuitive to me, but I can see someone else having issues with it.
Pattern Alterations you made: None, I didn’t make any alterations to this pattern to adjust for fit. I will say that although understitching is required in a few spots, I don’t quite believe it is necessary.
Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others? Yes and yes!
