One Pattern -- 6 Looks! Choose...Sew Your Own Adventure

By Jessica LuckertApr 2, 2026

Choose Your Own Adventure Pattern - Sarah Wide Sleeve Sweater

Hi! My name is Devorah and I love to sew! I’ve been actively sewing for five years and now have a wardrobe that might be more than 80 percent me made. At this point my family looks to me when they need new clothes. Ellie and Mac Patterns are my first destination when looking for new things to make.

I hate making decisions. I will happily eat the same thing for breakfast every day. I will gladly choose to wear similar items day after day and I am thrilled to make the same pattern over and over again.

Last year I made the Stephan Straight Leg Cargo pants (affiliate link) on repeat for months, happily filling the dressers of my husband and son. In a 3 month period I made 12 pairs of Stephans. You can just sit with that.

(Here is the link to the blog post I made about modifying the pockets on the Stephan.)

This year I made the Sarah Wide Sleeve Sweater on repeat for myself with a couple for my daughter and one for a friend. I wore mine on all winter long. My Sarahs traveled the world with me as we visited Barcelona, Madrid and St. Louis.

Sleeves

The Sarah Wide Sleeve Sweater gives me just enough, but not too many, options. The sleeves are always wide but can be cinched at the wrist with elastic or cuffs or just hemmed for a flowy look.

Dark grey with flowers, cowl neck, elastic cinched cuffs, hem:

Light grey with flowers, crew neck, cuffs and band:

Black with cowl, flowy sleeves, hem:

Neckline

The neckline can be a cowl, crew, turtle or mock turtle giving an excellent range when the weather provides a not so excellent range.

Grey sweater knit with cowl, flowy sleeves, hem:

Purple with mock turtleneck, cuffs, band:

Pink mock rib with turtleneck, cuffs, band:

Bottom

The body can be hip, high hip, cropped or banded to expose just the right amount of belly.

Light grey with flowers, back view. Crew neck, cuffs, band:

Black sweater knit, cowl, flowy sleeves, hem:

Personally I prefer the hip and banded options as I do not care to expose my belly.

Versatile

All winter I have been wearing my Sarah’s on repeat. The cowl neck gives an extra layer on my chest on cold days when I have to venture out. Crew neck is perfect for an at home day. Turtle and mock are not faves just because I no longer like the feeling of something around my neck. I admit to making those solely for the sake of this blog post. I do wear them but not nearly as frequently as the others.

I’ve made the Sarah in double brushed poly, french terry, waffle, jersey and sweater knits.

Four Sarah’s accompanied me on our trip to Spain this winter and were worn on repeat, keeping me warm and vaguely fashionable for 10 days. (I am never really fashionable.)

During the rains that fell in Spain (not, as I have been assured, mainly on the plain) my cowl necks kept the damp off of my chest and the crew necks gave me some breathing room on warmer, slightly less rainy days.

Quick and easy!

No matter which set of options you choose, the Sarah goes together quickly with only 5 pieces for the versions without wrist or hip bands and 8 pieces should you choose to get the band together. The instructions are clear and easy to follow and the projector file is awesomely bold and easy to see, even in full light.

I was easily able to cut and assemble 5 Sarah’s in a three day period. (Retiree here, no kids to watch and no job to go to.)

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Grey sweater knit, back view, flowy sleeves, hem: