Made for Mermaids Sewing Patterns are digital downloads. You will print OR project them at home, OR send them to a copy shop to print. This is not a physical garment or pattern and nothing will be mailed to you.

Beau is a fitted knit pattern with endless styling possibilities. Choose from three collar options—traditional, peter pan, or a bold dagger collar—and four knit placket lengths: 6″, 8″, 10″, or 12″. The collar and placket are cleanly finished, and the placket can be customized with buttons, snaps, or left open. Includes five hemline lengths—crop, top, mini, dress, or midi—and three sleeve options: short hemmed, long hemmed, or long with cuff. Fitted throughout the body, Beau is perfect for year-round wear and easily dressed up or down.

Adult Beau Features:

• •Made for knit fabrics.
• •Polo with fitted silhouette.
• •3 collar options- traditional, Peter Pan, or dagger.
• •4 placket lengths- 6″, 8″, 10″ or 12″
• •Add buttons, snaps, or leave your placket open with no closures.
• •Designed with no collar stand and enclosed neckline seam and placket.
• •5 hemline options: crop, top, mini, dress, or midi.
• •3 sleeve options: hemmed short, hemmed long, or long sleeve with cuff.
• •Includes 1 full sew-through video. (See the video playlist HERE).

Sizes (includes both imperial and metric measurements):

• •Fits full bust sizes 30″-60″ or 76.2-153.4 cm
• •Fits natural waist sizes: 23″-57″ or 58.4-134.6 cm.
• •Fits hips sizes: 34″-64″ or 86.3-162.6 cm.

Skill level:

• • Intermediate – Sewing the placket and enclosing the collar may be challenging for a beginner.

Suggested Fabrics:

• •Beau is drafted for medium-weight knits with at least 40% stretch horizontally.
  • •Ribbed knits, cotton lycra, DBP, jersey knits, sweater knits with good recovery, etc.
• •Something with a softer drape and more vertical stretch, like a very light sweater knit, rayon spandex and some waffle knits tend to ‘grow’ with wear and feel looser/longer than the intended fit.
• •You want something with good recovery for the sleeve cuff.

Notions:

• •Fusible knit interfacing (I prefer lightweight)
• •Optional- Buttons or snaps (Placket is 1″ wide finished)
• •Optional- 1/4″ wonder under and 1/2″ knit hem tape for hemming
• •Basics: iron, marking tool, ruler, snips, thread, pins or clips, scissors or rotary cutter, hem gauge.

5 PDF sizes included (all files include layers):

• •Photo tutorial file: 26 pages.
• •Print at home, trimless format in sizes:
  • •US (8.5″ x 11″) Pattern pieces: 40 pages.
  • •A4 (8.25″ x 11.75″) Pattern pieces: 40 pages.
• •A0/Copy shop (33.1″ x 46.8″) There are 2 A0 pages.
• •Projector File with 2″ and 4cm measuring squares.

Made to match:

• • •Adult Presley Pleated Skort Pattern
  • •Adult Rose Skort Pattern