PATAGONIA FLEECE PULLOVER TRIAL
PATAGONIA FLEECE PULLOVER PROFESSIONAL

One other issue I had, which was my fault occurred while installing the snaps. I went back and recut the placket, making it 3/8″ longer. That wasn’t the case on my jacket-it’s possible that I made an error, but after measuring the pattern pieces to be sure, I think the error is in the pattern.

One slight issue I had on the front placket was in section J, step 1, where it said the placket should extend half an inch above the top of the jacket. I was surprised that a lot of my seams were sewn with a straight stitch and finished with a zigzag, which also served to flatten out the seam allowances.

PATAGONIA FLEECE PULLOVER TRIAL

I made sure to use a walking foot, a jersey/ballpoint needle, and a lighter presser foot pressure, except for the neck facing, where I changed to a stretch needle after some trial and error. I was only a few steps in before I felt like I could trust this pattern.

PATAGONIA FLEECE PULLOVER PROFESSIONAL

This pattern doesn’t assume you have a serger, and gives clear, thorough instruction, including which direction to sew your seams, when to use a straight stitch and when to zigzag (something not all knit patterns have), and lots of small details that will give you a professional finish. My favorite part, though, was all the detail that was put into the construction directions. There is a lot of information to help you before you begin, which is great. I opted for the pullover with the collar and rounded chest pocket, but you can also choose a vest, hood, or pointed pocket.Īs soon as I took the pattern instructions out of the envelope and started reading them, I could see that a lot of time, thought, and care had gone into making these directions. This is a unisex pattern with all available sizes in one envelope, and according to my measurements, I was a medium in the chest and waist and a large in the hip, so that’s what I traced. I found Snap Source pastel pink size 16 snaps at Wawak, which I thought looked most like what I was seeing online at Patagonia and L.L. So, I went looking for snaps in the color I wanted, rather than worrying about what “heavy duty” meant. The pattern calls for heavy duty snaps, and I, being a snap novice, didn’t really know what that meant. The colors were great together! Other odds and ends came either from my stash or Joann’s, with the exception of my snaps. Shipping took awhile, but when I finally got everything, I was thrilled. I chose colors I liked together on my computer, and ordered them, hoping they would work in real life. I found Polartec Double Sided Curly Fleece in Sour LemonĪs well as woven Supplex in Dark Turquoise (which I thought was nylon, but the website says is cotton), and a stretchy nylon/spandex Creamy Pink Jersey Knit (no longer available) for my inner neck edging.

This website can be a little overwhelming, because there is just so much, but looking at the fabric on a screen bigger than a phone helps. My pattern has a copyright date of 2013 on the envelope.įor fabric, I hit the jackpot at Fashion Fabrics Club. It looks like an older pattern (copyright 1999) and is a slightly different version with a different finish for the sleeves and collar and only one pocket flap option. There is a similar style on The Green Pepper website, number 512. (In fact, this pullover at Patagonia looks amazingly similar to what I ended up making.) I found The Green Pepper F722, Polar Pullover and Vest on Etsy. This style has been around for decades and is probably more well-known from Patagonia, an early adopter of fleece fabric in garments. The pattern in the store may have been a zip-up version, and I was interested in the classic pullover style, but it got me thinking. I had never tried any of these patterns, but I noticed one that was for a fleece jacket like the ones at L.L. That’s what happened when I was contemplating some patterns by The Green Pepper at Joann Fabrics one day. I may only make the food or article of clothing once, but I want to know how it’s made and what it takes to make it. I find this to be the case in both cooking and sewing. For me, I often want to see what it would be like to make something. Maybe you love construction and couture details. Maybe you can create a designer-inspired piece for an affordable price. If you sew, what drives you to make a particular project? Maybe sometimes it’s wanting your own version of something you saw another person make.

Patagonia fleece pullover