This is a cardigan that decided to be a dress. The buttons run the entire length of the front, the V neckline is exactly a cardigan's, and the only thing that separates the two is a horizontal seam at the waist and a skirt that flares below it.
That seam is what makes it a garment rather than a long knit. Above it the rib is worked close to the body; below it the same rib is flared out into a short A-line, so the vertical lines fan slightly as they fall. Sleeves are long and slim, and the buttons are tonal so the line reads as a seam.
Left unbuttoned at the bottom it becomes something else again, which is the advantage of a front that opens the whole way.
Details You'll Love
- Full-length button front - opens the whole way, so the shape can be changed at the hem.
- Cardigan V neckline - cut exactly as a cardigan's rather than as a dress's.
- Horizontal waist seam - separates a close bodice from a flared skirt.
- Flared ribbed skirt - the same rib fanned out into a short A-line.
- Tonal buttons - matched to the knit so the placket reads as a seam.
