Maxi Dress Crossover Hood Kangaroo Pocket

Name: Maxi Dress Crossover Hood Kangaroo Pocket
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2228
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2228

A women's straight ankle-length dress in low-stretch knit with a three-piece hood whose fronts cross over at the neckline, a kangaroo pocket on the front and long sleeves set into open armholes. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric with low stretch, made of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Maxi Dress Crossover Hood Kangaroo Pocket

A women's straight ankle-length dress in low-stretch knit with a three-piece hood whose fronts cross over at the neckline, a kangaroo pocket on the front and long sleeves set into open armholes.

When To Wear

In autumn and winter as a warm everyday dress with trainers or flat boots.
At home, for travel and for walks in cool weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, loose column with a bust dart on the front.

Length: Maxi, to the ankle, with a 3 cm hem allowance.

Collar: Hood of left, right and centre panels, with a facing topstitched along the face opening. The hood is sewn into the neckline, and an upper front piece is joined to the front over it, so that the hood ends cross at the front neck.

Pockets: One kangaroo patch pocket with cut-on facings at the openings, sewn on along a marked upper line, turned down and topstitched along the sides and bottom.

Sleeves: Long sleeves set in flat before the side seams; each side seam and sleeve seam is sewn in one pass. Sleeve hem allowance 3 cm.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam running to the hem.

Finishing: Seams sewn with an elastic or narrow zigzag stitch and serged; hems topstitched with a twin needle. Markings on the pattern pieces are given on the right side of the fabric.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A three-panel faced hood caught between the front and the upper front, a patch pocket with cut-on facings and sewing on low-stretch knit; no closures.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabric with low stretch, made of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Twin needle for the 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: hem allowance for the garment bottom and sleeve hem – 3 cm, all other seams 1 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). Attention! Markings on the patterns are made on the right side.

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Upper Front – 1 piece
- Front – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Pocket – 1 piece
- Left Hood – 1 piece
- Right Hood – 1 piece
- Center Hood – 1 piece
- Hood Facing – 1 piece

Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim allowances to 0.6 – 0.8 cm. Hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity.

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Stitch the center back seam, press the seam allowances to the left and serge.
Stitch the dart on the Front and press the dart intake upwards.
Serge the edge of the cut-on pocket opening facings. Press the facings to the wrong side and topstitch. Serge the sides of the Pocket and press the side and lower edges to the wrong side. Place the Pocket on the Front, right sides together, along the upper pocket marking line (lower edge of the pocket pointing towards the neckline) and stitch. Turn the Pocket down and topstitch it to the Front along the sides and lower edge.
Stitch the shoulder seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the Center Hood to the Left Hood and Right Hood, press the seam allowances towards the Center Hood and serge. Serge the inner edge of the Hood Facing. Place the Hood Facing on the hood, right sides together, and stitch the outer edge. Clip the seam allowances on the curves, turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Topstitch the facing to the hood. Stitch the hood into the neckline, press the seam allowances and serge.
Stitch the Upper Front to the Front, with the hood lying between the two pieces. Press the seam allowances and serge.
Set the sleeves into the open armholes, press the seam allowances and serge.
Stitch the side seams and sleeve seams in one continuous seam, press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the lower edge of the dress and sleeves, press it to the wrong side and topstitch.