Merchant & Mills, Sidney Paper Pattern, two size ranges

Sidney is a unisex boxy sweatshirt with a loose crew neck and finger skimming sleeves.

Skill level – beginner.

This is a traditional paper pattern. Choose UK size range 6-18 or 18-28.

Suggested fabrics: choose a medium to heavy weight cloth. Sweat shirting, jersey loopback and our cotton jacquards are ideal.

For the ribbing we sell pre cut strips here. Because of its boxy shape, we prefer leaving the ribbing off of the bottom of the sweatshirt.

Sidney is a boxy sweatshirt with a loose crew neck and finger skimming sleeves.

Skill level – beginner. Seam allowance 1cm.

Suggested fabrics:

To get the structured boxy shape of Sidney, choose a medium to heavy weight cloth. Sweat shirting, jersey loopback and our cotton jacquards are ideal. For the ribbing we sell pre cut strips which you can view here. 

You will need: 

Matching thread

Ribbing. Look at the table below if you have bought off the roll ribbing. If you are using our pre cut ribbing you will need 3 strips for sizes 6 – 14 and 4 strips for sizes 16 – 18. We have done a blog where we make suggestions on which ribs go with each jacquard colours – you can see that here. Note – you can leave the ribbing off of the bottom of the sweatshirt, in which case you will only need 2 strips for all sizes.

Our samples:

From left to right.

Elwen wears Sidney in Rushes Jacquard with Sky Dip rib. She has left the ribbing off of the bottom. This is a size 12.

Maxine wears a Sidney in Soft Stitch Navy with True Navy Rib. This is a size 14.

Nancy wears a Sidney in Black Organic Loopback (coming soon). This is a size 8.

Claire wears a Sidney in Quink Jacquard Cotton with True Navy Rib. This is a size 26.

Please note this is an oversized sweatshirt, please do consult the finished measurements table. If you don’t want the oversized look we advise sizing down.

Fabric Requirements: