CREWNECK SWEATSHIRT

SIZES: 0 - 3 MONTHS TO 8 YEARS

RECOMMENDED FABRIC: LIGHT TO MEDIUM WEIGHT KNIT
SUPPLIES: THREAD, RIB KNIT FOR CUFFS
TOOLS: SEWING MACHINE, SCISSORS, IRON, PINS
SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER

PATTERN BY EASILY MADE

TABLE OF
CONTENT
SIZE CHART 03

STYLE & FINISHED SIZE 04

FABRIC & NOTIONS 06

HOW TO USE THIS PATTERN 07

KNIT SEWING TIPS 10

SEWING TUTORIAL 11

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Thank you for purchasing my pattern!
Hi! My name is Ira and I’m the person behind Easily Made Pat-
terns. With my designs I make minimalist and high-comfort play
clothes that are easy to make, easy to wash, and easy to wear, so
they can support your children for years to come. Please reach out
to me if you have any issues with the pattern or feeling stuck with
instructions:

email: help@easilymadepatterns.com
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 The sizes are only a general indica-

01// tions for child’s age.

Always start a new sewing project
with taking measurements of your

SIZE CHARTS child.

Standard units (inch)

SIZE HEIGHT CHEST WAIST HIP
0-3M 22 - 24.5 17.5 - 18 17.5 - 18 17.5 - 18
3-6M 24.5 - 27 18 - 19 18 - 18.5 18 - 19
6-9M 27 - 29 19 - 19.5 18.5 - 19 19 - 19.5
9 - 12 M 29 - 31.5 19.5 - 20.5 19 - 19.5 19.5 - 20.5
12 - 18 M 31.5 - 34 20.5 - 21.5 19.5 - 19.5 20.5 - 21.5
18 - 24 M 34 - 36 21.5 - 21.5 19.5 - 20 21.5 - 21.5
2-3Y 36 - 38.5 21.5 - 22 20 - 20.5 21.5 - 22.5
3-4Y 38.5 - 41 22 - 22.5 20.5 - 21 22.5 - 23
4-5Y 41 - 43.5 22.5 - 23 21 - 21.5 23 - 24
5-6Y 43.5 - 45.5 23 - 23.5 21.5 - 21.5 24 - 25
6-7Y 45.5 - 48 23.5 - 24.5 21.5 - 22 25 - 26
7-8Y 48 - 50.5 24.5 - 25 22 - 22.5 26 - 27

Metric units (cm)

SIZE HEIGHT CHEST WAIST HIP
0-3M 56 - 62 44 - 46 45 - 46 44 - 46
3-6M 62 - 68 46 - 48 46 - 47 46 - 48
6-9M 68 - 74 48 - 50 47 - 48 48 - 50
9 - 12 M 74 - 80 50 - 52 48 - 49 50 - 52
12 - 18 M 80 - 86 52 - 54 49 - 50 52 - 54
18 - 24 M 86 - 92 54 - 55 50 - 51 54 - 55
2-3Y 92 - 98 55 - 56 51 - 52 55 - 57
3-4Y 98 - 104 56 - 57 52 - 53 57 - 59
4-5Y 104 - 110 57 - 58 53 - 54 59 - 61
5-6Y 110 - 116 58 - 60 54 - 55 61 - 63
6-7Y 116 - 122 60 - 62 55 - 56 63 - 66
7-8Y 122 - 128 62 - 64 56 - 57 66 - 69

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STYLE & FINISHED SIZE

Rib-knit cuffs
FINISHED SIZE
INCH (CM)
SIZE LENGTH CHEST

Rib-knit hem band

0-3M 11 (27.75) 20 4/8 (52)
3-6M 11 6/8 (29.75) 21 3/8 (54.25)
6-9M 12 4/8 (31.75) 22 2/8 (56.5)
9 - 12 M 13 2/8 (33.75) 23 1/8 (58.75)
12 - 18 M 14 1/8 (35.75) 24 (61)
18 - 24 M 14 7/8 (37.75) 24 4/8 (62.25)
2-3Y 15 5/8 (39.75) 24 7/8 (63.25)
3-4Y 16 4/8 (42) 25 3/8 (64.5)
4-5Y 17 3/8 (44) 25 6/8 (65.5)
5-6Y 18 2/8 (46.25) 26 6/8 (67.75)
6-7Y 19 1/8 (48.5) 27 5/8 (70)
7-8Y 20 (50.75) 28 4/8 (72.25)

This stretchy pullover ensures a cozy relaxed fit with long dropped-shoul-
der sleeves. Bottom hem hits at waist and is finished with a rib knit band
to hold in warmth. Great for mixing and matching with our joggers to cre-
ate an adorable outfit for your little one!

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HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SIZE
NEVER CHOOSE SIZE BY AGE, ALWAYS CHECK YOUR MEASUREMENTS AND SIZE CHART FOR EACH PATTERN

The sizes that come from ready-made clothes and patterns are only a general indica-
tion of the body measurements – in reality, each body is different. Always start a new
sewing project with taking measurements of your child.

Step 1
Remove all loose, thick, bulky clothes. Wear underwear and bra for measurements if the
garment is designed to be worn with them

Step 2
MEASURE CHEST

With child’s arms down, slip tape measure under arms

and across chest and shoulder blades, holding tape
firm and level. For Girls, make sure to measure across
fullest part of the chest.

Step 3
MEASURE WAIST
Measure the circumference at the narrowest part of the
waist.

Step 4
MEASURE HIP

Measure the hip circumference horizontally over the

fullest part of the hip.

Do not pull the tape measure “too” tight. Allow for a little movement. This is a per-
fect fit measurement so when sizing your child allow room for growth.

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FABRIC & NOTIONS
Tools: Fabric recommendations:
• Sewing machine Look for a cozy and thicker material
• Ballpoint or stretch needle with at least 30% stretch such as:
• Straight pins or clips • French terry
• Scissors • Sweatshirt fleece
• Iron • Minky
• Safety pin For neckband and cuffs use stretchy
fabric with good recovery such as
Supplies: rib knit.
• Thread

FABRIC YARDAGE (*)

SIZE YARD
0-3M 1/2
3-6M 1/2
6-9M 1/2
9 - 12 M 3/4
12 - 18 M 3/4
18 - 24 M 3/4
2-3Y 3/4
3-4Y 3/4
4-5Y 3/4
5-6Y 3/4
6-7Y 3/4
7-8Y 1

(*) Here a yard of fabric is

51x36 in or 130 x 90 cm

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HOW TO USE THIS PATTERN
NEW TO SEWING? READ THIS GUIDE TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT PATTERN FORMATS AND HOW TO USE THEM
To start with, a sewing pattern is a guide to sew a garment shape at a desired size. It in-
cludes a set of flat pieces drawn on paper helping to cut fabric and thus sew a garment.
All my patterns include sewing instructions to assemble these pieces together in the right
order. Sewing patterns come in several sizes and the sizes are drawn by lines of different
styles in a nested way, so that you can cut the size you need easily.
With your purchase you will find 3 formats of the same pattern: print at home, copy shop
and projector format.

Print at home format

“Print at home“ format is the most common format for
home and of fice printers. You can print it with your home
printer using A4 or US let ter paper. Then you have to tape
the sheets together in order to use the pat tern. The guide
that shows how to assemble the pat tern is on the first
page of pat tern_ print _ at _home.pdf file.

Copy Shop format

“Copy shop” or “A0” is the biggest printing format avail-
able and it is universal. In order to print in A0, you need
big professional printer, and you generally find these in a
local copy shop. When printing in A0, it is as if you were
buying a paper pattern. You won’t need to tape sheets
together, the whole sewing pattern will fit in a single A0
sheet of paper.

Projector format
“Projector” format is a special one for experienced sew-
ist. who prefers to project their patterns using a projector
device directly onto the fabric.

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HOW TO PRINT THIS PATTERN
GENERAL GUIDELINES, TO DO AND NOT TO DO WHEN PRINTING YOUR PATTERN AT HOME

First, Download the “print_at_home.pdf“ file to your own computer. Don’t print a file
from Google Drive or Mac preview or you may have issues with scaling.

You can view and print pattern from any PDF viewer
but it is recommended to use Adobe Reader. Why?
Because in Adobe Reader you can hide the sizes you
don’t want to print. To do so:
• Open *_pattern_print_at_home.pdf file in Adobe
Reader
• Click on icon with layer squares
• Turn off unwanted sizes by clicking the ‘eye’ icon
on sizes you don’t need. In the picture below, for
example, only size 6-9 months will be printed.
Keep the “Common” layer visible.

To print the pattern:

• Go to File->Print
• Select ‘Actual Size’
• Select ‘Auto (Page orientation)’
• Press Print

Always start by looking for the test square. You

will find it on the page 1A of the pattern. Print
ONLY that sheet first.

Check the measurement on the test square before

printing the other pages. If it’s ‘out’, then recheck
your print settings before trying again. Only when
your test square is correct should you print out all
the sheets.

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HOW TO ASSEMBLE THIS PATTERN

Step 1
TRIM THE ED GES

Using scissors or a paper trimmer, remove the print

margins on the top, left, right and bottom edges of
each page.

Step 2
ASSEMBLE THE PAT TERN

Place the pages together as shown in the pattern lay-

out diagram so that the black triangles line up nicely.
You may also refer to the numbers in the center of
each page where 1A, 2A, 3A,... are side by side in a
row and 1B, 2B, 3B,... are side by side in a row right
beneath your row of “A”. Tape together.

Step 3
CUT OR TRACE PAT TERN PIECES

Either trace your pattern over the lines for your size,
or cut it out to use. Seam allowance is included in the
pattern. Now you’re ready to sew!

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KNIT SEWING TIPS
Tip 1
Use walking foot, it prevents the fabric from being stretched
out as it’s sewn.

Tip 2
Use a narrow zig zag stitch or stretch stitch. It
will allow the seam to stretch without popping.

Tip 3
Use ballpoint or stretch needle. The tip of the nee-
dle is rounded, so it can glide through the knit
fibers, instead of piercing like a sharp needle.

Tip 4
Knit fabrics do not fray so you can simply trim down the excess seam allowance
after finishing a stitch.

Tip 5
Prewash knit fabric before cutting pieces so your garment would not shrink after
the first wash.

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 SEWING
TUTORIAL
C R E W N E C K S W E AT S H I RT

Seam allowance is 3/8” (1cm) unless otherwise specified

Seam allowance is included in the pattern.

PAT T E R N P I E C E S

Cut the following pieces:

• Front, cut 1 on fold (main)

• Back, cut 1 on fold (main)
• Sleeve, cut 2 on fold (main)
• Wrist cuff, cut 2 on fold (rib knit)
• Hem band, cut 1 on fold (rib knit)
• Neck band, cut 1 on fold (rib knit)

DIRECTIONS

Step 1:
With right sides facing, pin front and
back shoulders together.
Sew with 3/8” (1 cm) seam allowance.
Press the seam toward the back bodice.

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Step 2:
With right sides facing, pin sleeve head
to armhole. Line the middle point of the
sleeve with the shoulder seam. Match the
edges of the sleeve to marks on the bod-
ice. Sew with 3/8” (1 cm) seam allowance.
Press seams toward the sleeve.
Repeat for the other side.

Step 3:
Align the underarm seam and side seam,
right sides together. Make sure that bodice
and sleeve seams match. Sew with 3/8” (1
cm) seam allowance. Sew in one go, from
wrist to waistline. Repeat for the other
side.

Step 4:
With right sides together, sew your wrist
cuffs closed parallel to the grain line.
Stitch with 3/8” (1 cm) seam allowance.
Press the seam open.

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Step 5:
Fold them in half so the wrong side is
folded onto itself so it forms a cuff.

Step 6:
Turn the garment inside out. Place the
wrist cuff inside the sleeve so all raw
edges are lined up. Align the sleeve and
cuff’s side seams. The folded edge will be
inside the sleeve.

Step 7:
Sew the cuff by stretching it to fit the
sleeve. Repeat for the other sleeve.

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Step 8:
Fold the hem band in half right sides
together. Sew the short edge. Press the
seam open.

Step 9:
Fold the band in half lengthwise wrong
sides together and press with iron.

Step 10:
Slide the band inside the bottom of the
bodice right sides together. Align the
seam of the waistband with the side seam
of the bodice. Sew the band onto the
sweatshirt, stretching it to fit.

Step 11:
Sew the band onto the sweatshirt, stretch-
ing it to fit.

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Step 12:
Fold the neckband piece so that the two
short ends are right sides together, and
stitch with 3/8 ”(1 cm) seam allowance.

Step 13:
Fold in half long ways with wrong sides
together and press with iron.

Step 14:
Mark your neckband in quarter points
along the raw edge, using the seam as
one of the points (simply fold in half with
seam as one side and mark the other end.
Then line up the seam and that mark to
find the other two quarter points).

Step 15:
Find your front piece, then line up the
two seams on each side so that you can
find the middle of the front. Make a
mark. Repeat for the back piece. Now
line up the two center lines on the front
and back piece, so you can find the other
two quarter points. Make a mark. Note
that they will not be at the shoulder
seams.
Find your back piece again and line up
the seam in the neckband piece to the
center back line that you made. Pin in
place.

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Step 16:
Match all the remaining marks and
pin them. Sew the neck band onto
the sweatshirt, stretching it to fit.

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