Kaari Dress

KAARI dress is perfect for layering, summer days, and sports. Its loose-fitting cut allows air to circulate inside the garment, so you’ll feel pleasantly cool even in warm temperatures. You can make KAARI as a mini dress or as a cropped top. The dress version has pockets in the front and a neckline finished with facings. The top version has bias binding at the neckline. This pattern is super simple and easy to make. You can play around with different colours or combine different fabric textures or prints. Let your creativity flow!

This design is also available in Issue No.12.

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Designer:
Kaisa Rissanen loves carefree clothes that can be worn for a variety of occasions. At the moment, her daily life in Helsinki,  Finland, is filled with work, the hustle and bustle of a baby, keeping up with her preschooler, and walking her rescue dog. KAARI is her go-to for all of this.

Fabric recommendations:
For the dress version, choose medium-weight knit fabrics or jerseys. For the top version, light and medium-weight fabrics with drape like viscose, Tencel, or linen blends work well. The dress sample is made in “Organic  Basic Brushed Sweat” (100% cotton, 9.14 oz/310 gsm) and the top sample is made in “Urban Leo” (100% LENZING ECOVERO viscose, 4.87 oz/165 gsm). Both fabrics by METERMETER.

Fabric requirements:
For sizes 1–3 (4–6, 7–9).
Dress fabric: width 55''/140 cm, length 61.1 (64.6,  68.2, 73.7, 92.6) (93.8, 94.1, 94.9, 95.7)" / 155 (164, 173, 187, 235) (238, 239, 241, 243) cm.
Top fabric: width 55''/140 cm, length 47.7 (48.5,  49.3, 50.4, 51.2) (52.4, 53.2, 53.6, 54.8)" / 121 (123, 125, 128, 130) (133, 135, 136, 139) cm

Notions:

• For the top version: ready-made bias binding for the neckline, width 1.6"/4 cm, length as follows for sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9): 24.4 (24.9, 25.2, 26, 26.7) (27.6, 28.0, 28.5, 28.9)" / 61.9 (63.2, 64.1, 65.9, 67.8) (70.1, 71, 72.4, 73.3) cm