Yoke Detail Tunic
A women's mid-thigh tunic for low-stretch knit fabric, with rounded yokes at the front and back, a two-button opening on the front yoke, bust darts and three-quarter sleeves with buttoned cuffs.
When To Wear
- Spring and autumn, with leggings or slim trousers.
- For work and everyday wear; the three-quarter sleeves leave the wrists free.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Straight, slightly widening towards the hem, shaped by bust darts below the yoke.
Length: Mid-thigh.
Neckline: Round neckline finished with a folded bias strip 4 cm wide, turned to the wrong side and topstitched along the fold.
Front: Front cut on the fold; front yoke with a rounded lower edge, cut in two halves with grown-on, interfaced facings. The right half laps over the left at centre front and closes with 2 buttons.
Back: Back cut on the fold, joined to a rounded back yoke that mirrors the front.
Sleeves: Three-quarter set-in sleeves with deep interfaced cuffs; the cuff ends overlap and fasten with 2 buttons each.
Finishing: Yoke seams pressed downwards; hem turned up 2 cm and topstitched.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Curved yoke seams, a yoke opening with grown-on facings, buttonholes on knit fabric, a bias-bound neckline and overlapping cuffs.
Fabric Recommendations
Low-stretch knit fabric from natural or blended fibres.
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing for knits (cuffs, front yoke facings)
- 6 buttons (2 on the front yoke, 2 on each cuff)
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Back Yoke – 1 piece
- Back – 1 piece on fold
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Front Yoke – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the cuffs and the one-piece facing of the front yoke.
- Stitch the darts on the Front, press allowances upwards.
- Attach the back yoke to the back, press allowances downwards and serge.
- Serge the vertical edge of the one-piece facing of the front yoke. Turn the one-piece facing of the front yoke to the right side and stitch the upper corner. Trim allowances in the corner, turn the piece to the right side, straighten, press. Make buttonholes on the right Front Yoke. Place the right yoke over the left, aligning the center lines, and secure along the lower edge.
- Attach the front yoke to the front, press allowances downwards and serge.
- Stitch side and shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
- Cut a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the neckline length + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding with the neckline edge right sides together, extending the tails, and stitch. Turn the binding to the wrong side, clip allowances, and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
- Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and serge. Set in sleeves into armholes, aligning notches, press allowances and serge.
- Fold the cuff in half lengthwise, right side in, and stitch the short sides. Turn to the right side, straighten, press. Make buttonholes on the outer side of the cuff. Place the outer side of the cuff over the inner side, aligning markings, and secure along the edge. Attach the cuff to the sleeve, aligning markings, press allowances towards the sleeve and serge.
- Serge the hem allowance, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Sew buttons onto the left Front Yoke (2) and the cuffs (2 on each).
