Square Neck Top with Button Plackets and Cape Sleeves

Name: Square Neck Top with Button Plackets and Cape Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2722
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2722

A women's knit top with a square front neckline between two vertical plackets running from shoulder to hem, each with four buttons. Wide chiffon cape sleeves are stitched to the body along a marked line and caught under the plackets. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: soft knit with medium stretch, of natural or blended fibres, for the body; chiffon for the sleeves.

Tech. Description

Square Neck Top with Button Plackets and Cape Sleeves

When To Wear

In summer with trousers, jeans or a pencil skirt.
For daytime events and dinners, where the chiffon sleeves replace a light cover-up.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted knit body, straight below the capes.

Length: Hip length, straight hem.

Neckline: Square at the front, formed by the hemmed top edge of the centre front between the plackets; round at the back, finished with an interfaced facing.

Front: Centre front cut on the fold and two side fronts joined by princess seams. The outer plackets are topstitched over these seams; the interfaced inner plackets join the back neckline facing at the shoulders. No opening: the top pulls on.

Sleeves: Chiffon capes, the curved edge double-turned and topstitched, attached along a marked line on the front and back; the armholes below are bound with a 4 cm bias strip.

Back: One piece cut on the fold.

Finishing: Knit seams stitched with a stretch stitch or overlocker; hem topstitched with a twin needle or coverstitch.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Knit fabric combined with chiffon, sleeves attached on a marked line, plackets that hold the sleeves and facings in one row of topstitching, bias-bound armholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Soft knit with medium stretch, of natural or blended fibres, for the body; chiffon for the sleeves.

Additional Supplies

Knit fusible interfacing (inner plackets, back neckline facing)
8 buttons
Bias binding for the armholes (or bias strips cut from the fabric)

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: all seams 1.0 cm; hem allowance for garment and sleeve - 2 cm. Top edge allowance for the center front piece – 2 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. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Back – 1 piece on fold
- Center Front – 1 piece on fold
- Side Front – 2 pieces
- Outer Placket – 2 pieces
- Inner Placket – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
From chiffon:
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Inner Placket – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim seam allowances to 0.8 cm. 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.

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back, serge.
Serge the straight edge of the sleeve. Fold the curved edge allowance of the sleeve to the wrong side by 1 cm, then another 1 cm, and topstitch. Place the sleeve and garment right sides together, aligning the sleeve attachment line with the marked line on the main garment (the finished sleeve edge is directed towards the neckline). Attach the sleeve to the main garment, fold to the right side.
Press the allowance of the outer longitudinal edge and the top edge of the outer placket to the wrong side. Place the outer placket on the side front and baste along the edge.
Serge the top edge allowance of the center front piece, press to the wrong side, and topstitch. Stitch the front princess seams (center front to side fronts), press the allowances and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams joining the back neckline facing and the inner plackets, press the allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place the facing on the garment right sides together and stitch along the neckline edge. Clip allowances at the curve, turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Topstitch the outer placket along its fold onto the front, catching the sleeve and securing the inner placket.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the armhole length + 5 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding on the right side of the armhole, raw edges aligned, and stitch. Clip allowances. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece. Press the seam.
Stitch side seams, press allowances towards the back, and serge.
Serge the hem allowance of the garment, fold to the wrong side, and topstitch.
Sew the buttons onto the outer plackets.