I wanted to make a caftan, but things didn’t work out as planned. First, I discovered my commercial pattern was for a size way larger than me. I couldn’t find a pattern for what I wanted. So I went online and found free caftan patterns. Still not what I wanted.
I took a pattern that wasn’t too bad, and started to tinker. I didn’t want just a rectangle with arm holes and a neck opening. I borrowed a bit from a free kimono pattern I had. I left 9″ for the sleeves, and removed 4″ from each side below the sleeve. I used a French curve to put in an 8″ x 5″ neck opening in the front and a 5″ x 2″ opening in the back.
The caftan is ankle length. If I make another one, I’ll make the sleeves a bit deeper and take in the sides a bit more. I also will make the neck opening deeper.
Still, it’s easy to wear and comfortable.
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