Knit Top with Gathered Front and Yoke
Introducing a comfortable women's knit top featuring a flattering V-neck, delicate front gathering, and distinctive shoulder yokes.
When To Wear
This versatile knit top is designed for relaxed wear, making it an ideal choice for:
- Everyday Comfort: Perfect for daily activities, providing ease and style for a relaxed casual look.
- Casual Outings: Ideal for weekend wear, running errands, or meeting friends in a comfortable yet put-together ensemble.
- Layering & Transitional Wear: a versatile piece that can be effortlessly layered under jackets or cardigans for various seasons.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a relaxed, straight-fitting body designed for comfortable wear and ease of movement.
Neckline: a flattering V-neckline, finished cleanly with a facing for a smooth edge.
Front Detail: Soft gathering at the center front below the V-neck creates a delicate drape and adds subtle volume.
Shoulder Detail: Distinctive yoke panels are integrated across the shoulders, providing a structured yet comfortable fit.
Sleeves: Short, relaxed-fit sleeves designed for comfortable coverage and movement.
Hem: a straight bottom hem, offering a neat and classic finish to the top.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires experience working with knit fabrics, including creating gathers, attaching yokes, and finishing necklines and hems.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose stretchy knit fabrics with a soft drape to achieve the intended comfort and flow:
- Jersey knits
- Rayon knits
- Modal knits
- Cotton-spandex blends
Additional Supplies
No additional notions are required.
Cutter's Must
From main fabric:
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Back – 1 piece on fold
- Yoke – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
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
- Stitch the shoulder seams of the back and yokes. Overlock allowances and press towards the back.
- Bind the neckline of the back and yoke with bias tape.
- Fold the neckline facings right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Turn the inner facing to the wrong side and press. Overlock the outer edge of the inner yoke.
- Along the upper edge of the front between the marks, make a gathering stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Attach the outer neckline facing to the front. Press allowance towards the facing.
- Attach the yoke to the upper edge of the front, inserting the yoke between the facings. Overlock allowance and press towards the yoke.
- Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Overlock allowance and press towards the back. Overlock the lower edge of the sleeve with a narrow rolled hem (you can also finish the lower edge with bias tape). Stitch the sleeve seam. Set the sleeve into the armhole, overlock allowance.
- Overlock the lower edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
