McCall's 6084

I love cardigans. One of my goals is to develop a set of different style patterns that I can combine with new styles in the future. I have been collecting patterns and waiting to start working on them. Last night I cut out McCall's 6084. This pattern only has 3 pattern pieces.

I made several changes to the pattern. I cut the neck and shoulder pattern in a large  and cut out the xxl size at the side seams. I shorten the jacket 2 inches because the original pattern is too long for the look that I want. Did a fake FBA by adding to the center front and tapering to the size. Curved the arm pattern piece to get rid of excess fabric. Did a round back adjustment which added a center back seam.

The pattern is suppose to be a 1 hour cardigan. After looking at the directions, I know that this pattern is going to take more than an hour in addition to the changes that I'll make in construction. The directions read like you are making a woven garment. No where does it mention a serger. I'm using the serger for all of the seams except the armholes. I cut some FOE in half to use to stabilize the front and neck area. I want this area to have some stretch. I'll use strips of knit interfacing to stablize the hems.

I'm using a navy blue knit from either Fabric.com or Fabricmart. This fabric has been sitting on the end of the cutting table for too long. It started talking to me last week. I was suppose to be working on some black garments but this fabric won out. Of course now I want to make blue pants when I really need black.

I have enough for a tank top, v neck top (already cut out) and another cardigan in a different style. I will use up all of this fabric so it doesn't go back in the stash.

I'm curious about how long it is going to take from start to finish to complete this garment. I'm sewing in spurts this week but I'm going to time myself. I hope to finish this and the tank top so I can take them on a business trip next week.