Peter Pan Collar Top
Introducing a charming sleeveless top pattern featuring a sweet Peter Pan collar and a gracefully gathered front yoke.
When To Wear:
- Casual Chic: Perfect for everyday wear, offering comfort with a touch of sophistication.
- Office Casual: Easily paired with trousers or skirts for a relaxed yet polished professional look.
- Transitional Seasons: Its sleeveless design and breathable fabric make it ideal for warmer days or layering under jackets.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: A relaxed, slightly A-line silhouette with a gentle drape.
Neckline & Collar: A classic rounded Peter Pan collar frames the neckline.
Front: Features a charming gathered yoke, adding soft fullness to the bodice.
Sleeves: Sleeveless design, finished cleanly at the armholes with bias binding.
Back: A clean back design with a discreet center back seam.
Hem: A subtly curved hemline, adding a modern finish.
Length: Sits at the hip for versatile styling.
Closure: Pull-on style for ease of wear.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires confident skills in gathering, collar construction and attachment, and finishing armholes with bias binding.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight knitted fabrics with good drape:
- Jersey
- Interlock
- Viscose knits
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing (for one collar piece)
- Bias binding (for armhole finishing)
CUTTER'S MUST
- From main fabric:
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front yoke – 1 piece
- Collar – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker. Before doing this, trim allowances to 0.7 cm.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the upper collar.
- Stitch the center back seam. Overlock allowances and press to the left side.
- Along the upper edge of the front, stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Attach the yoke to the upper edge of the front. Overlock allowance and press upwards.
- Stitch shoulder and side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Fold collar pieces right sides together and stitch along the corners and outer edge. Clip allowances at curves, trim at corners. Turn the collar right side out and press. Attach the outer side of the collar to the neckline, press allowance towards the collar. Fold the allowance of the inner collar inwards by 1 cm and topstitch into the attachment seam.
- Cut (or use ready-made) bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the armhole length + 6 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding with the armhole edge right sides together and stitch. Fold the binding to the wrong side, clip allowances, and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
- Overlock the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side, and topstitch.
