Draped Asymmetric Short Sleeve Knit Top

Name: Draped Asymmetric Short Sleeve Knit Top
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2830
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2830

A women's hip-length top for knit fabric with short set-in sleeves and an asymmetric front: the front neckline is folded into several soft pleats that run towards one shoulder and are held there by a shaped double-layer insert. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: soft knit fabric with medium stretch, from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Draped Asymmetric Short Sleeve Knit Top

When To Wear

In summer with trousers, jeans or a pencil skirt.
At the office under an open jacket, where the draped neckline remains visible.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight and close to the body.

Length: Hip length.

Neckline: Round at the back, bound with a 4 cm bias binding. At the front the neck edge is turned under and topstitched, then laid in pleats with the folds pressed downwards, forming soft drapes across the chest.

Front: One asymmetric piece, not cut on the fold. The pleated edge is sewn between two layers of a shaped insert at the shoulder.

Sleeves: Short set-in sleeves.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, with no seams or details.

Finishing: Hems of the body and sleeves turned up and topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Laying the neckline pleats evenly and stitching the pleated front into the shaped edge of a double insert; the rest is straight knit seams.

Fabric Recommendations

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

Additional Supplies

Bias binding, 4 cm wide, for the back neckline (or cut from the main fabric)

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns are without seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams - 1.0 cm; hem allowance for the garment bottom and sleeve - 2 cm. Attention! First of all, 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
- Front – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Front insert – 2 pieces

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.

Sewing Instructions

Serge the neckline edge of the front, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Fold and secure the pleats (depths directed downwards).
Fold the front insert pieces right sides together, place the front piece between them and stitch the shaped edge. Turn the insert right side out, straighten, and secure the open edges together.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide, equal to the length of the back neckline + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding with the back neckline edge right sides together and stitch, fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and serge. Set in the sleeves into the armholes, matching notches, press allowances and serge.
Serge the hem allowance of the bottom and sleeve hem, fold to the wrong side and topstitch.