Fibre Mood Ellis Sweaters for the Whole family

WOW wow wow my kids were so incredibly excited with their cool colorblocked Ellis Sweaters! I wrapped them up for Christmas and they opened them Christmas morning!! I just had to do a blog post on this because well, they are so easy to make and just super cute! I love being able to find casual yet cute patterns for my kids. The best thing about this one was that it is unisex, so it can be batch cut and made for multiple kids and that is ALWAYS a win! The size range is pretty wide and can be found on the pattern page here.

Let’s start with more details on the pattern choice! I chose one of the kids patterns from Fibre Mood Magazine Issue 11! You can also purchase the PDF for the pattern here and it can include seam allowances! The pattern is overall very VERY easy to sew. I made it mostly with my serger/overlocker, but you can easily use a regular sewing machine.

The only part of the pattern that was a little finicky was the neckline. When you put together the two edges of the neckline at the front seam, make sure they are crossing over well. You might need to baste this part down first to the neckline of the sweater. Or just go slowly and make sure your pressor foot does not push these apart. I had to undo it twice the first time because there was a huge gap!!!

Other than that, I loved putting the pattern together and the seam down the front is so much fun! It provides such an amazing opportunity to colorblock.

The pattern is really quick to print and put together so I went ahead and printed all 3 sizes separately. I did this so I wouldn’t have to just print the biggest size and trace the smaller ones. I absolutely despise tracing! But, it is a great option if you are good with that!

Now, onto the fabric! For some of us, this is our most favorite!! Haha! I mostly used See You at Six fabric from Lamazi Fabrics and it worked really well. I really only work with high quality french terry’s or knits when sewing because otherwise, the process can be SOOOOO frustrating! I really enjoyed working with these high quality knits and having a nice ribbing fabric was also essential (it was also (see you at six).

I think there are lots of options out there for good quality fabrics, so you should be able to find something that suits your needs. The most important thing for me is that the fabric has good recovery! Also prefer mostly cotton knits. I also think for this pattern it is better to avoid very drapey knits! That will be more difficult to work with and also give you a very different look!

That’s about all folks!! Now excuse my while I bombard you with pictures of my kiddos because they love their new sweaters and I love them in them!!!