A little while ago, I made a new dress using this lovely Cynthia Rowley pattern from Simplicity. The pattern was super simple to make and turned out nicely. I thought it was finally time to post a review of the pattern which is 2054 from Simplicity.
Pattern Description
The pattern is described as a knit dress and cowl collar. The pattern has three variations of the dress: View is a long sleeved dress with an optional cowl collar, View B is a three quarter sleeve dress and View C has sleeves with a slit in the elbow part. The dress has no lining and requires no zippers.
Sizing
The sizing of the pattern is 4 to 22 and comes in two packets (6-14 and 14 to 22). I made the size 10 of the View A pattern without the cowl collar. The dress fits quite nicely and is ideal for autumn or winter weather (with a warm top underneath). The arms are a good length for me as I have quite long arms.
Instructions
I'd rank this pattern as a beginner level pattern and would be a good project for anyone wanting to learn how to sew with knits or learn more about sewing sleeves in. The instructions are easy to follow and the dress didn't take longer than a weekend to make. The pattern only has a few pieces which is great. Some patterns have so many and it's nice to sew something with less than five pieces for once.
