Square Neck Long Sleeve Knit Top

Name: Square Neck Long Sleeve Knit Top
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2740
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2740

A close-fitting women's long-sleeved top for knit fabric, with a square front neckline framed by a double-layer band of three pieces and a round back neckline with a matching double band. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: soft knit fabric with medium stretch, of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Square Neck Long Sleeve Knit Top

A close-fitting women's long-sleeved top for knit fabric, with a square front neckline framed by a double-layer band of three pieces and a round back neckline with a matching double band.

When To Wear

Every day in autumn, winter and spring, with jeans, trousers or skirts.
Under a jacket or cardigan, where the square neckline band stays visible.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting, hip length.

Neckline: Square at the front, round at the back. The front band is made of two side strips and one lower strip, each folded in half and interfaced; it joins the two-layer back neckline band at the shoulders, and the finished band is stitched into the neckline.

Sleeves: Long, set-in sleeves.

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

Back: One piece cut on the fold, no centre back seam.

Finishing: Seams sewn with a stretch or narrow zigzag stitch or on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker; hems turned up 2 cm and topstitched with a twin needle or coverstitch.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A simple knit body, but the square front band has to be assembled from three pieces and joined to the back band before it is set into the neckline.

Fabric Recommendations

Soft knit fabric with medium stretch, of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing for knits (neckline band pieces)

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 the bottom of the garment and sleeve - 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.

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

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! 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 Front Placket 1, Front Placket 2 and Back Neckline Facing pieces.
Press Front Placket 2 in half lengthwise, right side out. Fold each Front Placket 1 in half lengthwise, right side in, insert the ends of Front Placket 2 between the layers and stitch. Turn the piece right side out, straighten, and press.
Place the two Back Neckline Facing pieces right sides together and stitch the neckline edge, starting and ending the stitching precisely at the shoulder seam line. Stitch the shoulder seams of the Back Neckline Facing to Front Placket 1, inserting the placket between the facing layers. Turn the piece right side out, straighten, and press.
Stitch shoulder and side seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the finished neckline band (Back Neckline Facing and Front Plackets) into the neckline of the garment, press allowances and serge.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and serge. Set sleeves into armholes, matching notches, press allowances and serge.
Serge the hem allowance of the bottom and sleeves, fold to the wrong side and topstitch.