Fitted Stretch Knit Dress With Sleeves

Name: Fitted Stretch Knit Dress With Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2121
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2121

A women's above-knee pullover dress in knit fabric with long two-piece raglan sleeves in stretch lace or guipure, a front neckline gathered at the centre and sleeve hems gathered and bound. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress: knit fabric with medium stretch.

Tech. Description

Fitted Stretch Knit Dress With Sleeves

A women's above-knee pullover dress in knit fabric with long two-piece raglan sleeves in stretch lace or guipure, a front neckline gathered at the centre and sleeve hems gathered and bound.

When To Wear

For evening events and celebrations in autumn and winter, with the lace sleeves as the main detail.
With tights and ankle boots or court shoes for dinners and theatre visits.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting straight dress, shaped by darts on the back.

Length: Above the knee.

Neckline: Round neckline; the front is gathered between the marks and the whole edge is bound with knit bias binding. A separate neckline binding piece sets the finished neckline length.

Sleeves: Long raglan sleeves in two parts, front and back, joined by a seam along the top of the arm; volume gathered at the wrist and bound with bias binding.

Front: One piece cut on the fold, no closure.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam and darts.

Finishing: Side seams sewn in one with the underarm sleeve seams; hem serged, turned and topstitched with a twin needle or coverstitch.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Raglan sleeves in a second stretch fabric, gathering on knit, binding a gathered neckline and gathered sleeve hems with bias binding.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress: knit fabric with medium stretch. Sleeves: guipure or lace with elastane.

Additional Supplies

Knit bias binding (neckline and sleeve hems)

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance for the dress - 1.5 cm; hem allowance for the sleeve and neckline – 0 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Back - 2 pieces
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Neckline binding — 1 piece
From main fabric 1:
- Back sleeve – 2 pieces
- Front sleeve – 2 pieces

Attention! The neckline binding pattern is necessary to equalize the neckline length. Tip: Knit fabric pieces 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 overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

Stitch darts on back pieces. Press darts towards the center seam. Stitch the center back seam. Overlock the allowance and press to the left side.
Attach sleeve to back. Overlock the allowance and press towards the back. Attach sleeve to front. Overlock the allowance and press towards the front.
Stitch the upper edges of the sleeves. Overlock allowances and press towards the back. Stitch side seams simultaneously with sleeve seams.
Stitch with a loosened upper thread along the front neckline between the marks. Gather this section. Bind the neckline with bias tape.
Along the lower edge of the sleeve, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather. Bind the sleeve hem with bias tape.
Overlock the hem allowance of the dress, press to the wrong side and topstitch.