Rava Top and Jacket Pattern

Rava is inspired by the typical brightly colored 1980s training jackets. The pattern's main features are the diagonal seams which allow for playing around with color blocking. But it is just as nice to make it in a solid color and topstitch the diagonal seams to still show off the beautiful lines. 

These are the possible variants in a nutshell: 

• A sweater, with or without sleeves.
• Add a zipper in front and you have a training vest, or a jacket depending on the fabric you choose. 
• Pattern and instructions to make a lined version are included!
• Without the sleeves, the jacket turns into a boxy body warmer.
• Choose your neckline finishing: facing, standing collar, bomber collar, jersey neck trim or turtle neck.
• All variants can be made with or without the diagonal front pockets.

Fabric Type

Many fabrics are possible. For the jackets, we can't think of any fabric that wouldn't be suitable. If you use a thick fabric, we recommend making the zipper placket and facing parts in a thinner fabric. For the zipperless sweaters, you just have to keep in mind that your head should be able to pass through the neck opening. So the collar should definitely be made of sufficiently stretchy fabric. However you can also make the rest of the sweater in a non-stretch woven fabric.

Nice results are guaranteed with anything from the jersey category: jogging, french terry, punta... and thin nylon fabrics will also emphasize that cool eighties vibe. 

Or why not go for a wool collarless jacket? Sporty chic! 

The fabric lengths charts below show how much fabric you will need for all variations, calculated on a standard fabric width of 140 cm - 1.55 yd. If your fabric is narrower, you will need more fabric length. For broader or narrower fabrics you can calculate how much fabric you will need by laying out the pattern pieces on the table according to your fabric width and measuring how much fabric length you will need accordingly.

Attention: this calculation is for a garment where all parts are made in the same fabric.