Hooded Dress With Pockets

Name: Hooded Dress With Pockets
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4587
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4587

A short women's knit dress with a wrap-over hood, raglan sleeves cut in front and back halves, a zip in one front raglan seam and slanted slit pockets finished with leather corners. Knit bands at the hem and cuffs. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric with low to medium stretch, in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Hooded Dress With Pockets

When To Wear

As a casual dress or long sweatshirt with leggings or skinny jeans and trainers.
In autumn and spring, for walks, travel and weekends.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, close to the body, with bust darts on the front.

Length: Mid-thigh, finished with a deep knit band folded in half.

Collar: Hood cut as separate left and right parts, so the front edges cross over each other at the neckline. The outer edge of the hood is turned in and topstitched.

Sleeves: Long raglan sleeves, each made of a front and a back part joined by a seam along the top of the arm, with folded knit cuffs.

Closure: A zip set into the raglan seam on one side of the front, opening the neckline for putting the dress on.

Pockets: Two slanted slit pockets on the front, with the pocket bags turned to the inside and a decorative leather corner topstitched at each end of the opening.

Back: Centre back seam.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Slit pockets cut into the front, a zip in a raglan seam, a two-part hood, and knit bands and cuffs sewn on with stretch stitches or an overlocker.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabric with low to medium stretch, in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Zip for the raglan seam opening
4 decorative leather corners for the pockets

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 seam allowances – 1 cm, hem allowance for the outer edge of the hood – 1.5 cm, pocket bag attachment allowance – 0.5 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! Note: markings on the patterns are made on the right side of the fabric.

Back – 2 pieces
Front – 1 piece on fold
Front Sleeve – 2 pieces
Back Sleeve – 2 pieces
Pocket Bag – 4 pieces
Lower Placket (hem band) – 1 piece on fold
Cuff – 2 pieces
Left Hood – 1 piece
Right Hood – 1 piece

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 to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the bust darts on the Front. Press the dart allowances upwards.
Mark the pocket placement on the Front. Cut along the marked line, extending the cut 1.5 cm beyond it. Stitch the Pocket Bags to the slit edges, placing them on the right side of the Front. Serge the seam allowances. Turn the Pocket Bags to the inside and stitch them together. Topstitch the decorative leather corners over the ends of the pocket opening.
Stitch the centre back seam of the Back. Serge the seam allowance and press it to the left side.
Stitch the Front Sleeve to the right raglan edge of the Front. Serge the seam allowance and press it towards the sleeve. On the left side, serge the raglan seam allowances separately and stitch the seam up to the mark. Press the opening left for the zip. Place the zip under the opening and stitch it in.
Stitch the Back Sleeves to the Back. Serge the seam allowances and press them towards the sleeve. Stitch the upper sleeve seam joining the Front Sleeve and Back Sleeve. Serge the seam allowance.
Stitch the underarm sleeve seams and the side seams in one continuous seam. Press and serge the seam allowances.
Join the ends of the Lower Placket (hem band) into a ring and stitch. Fold the band in half lengthwise. Stitch the band to the lower edge of the dress. Serge the seam allowances and press them towards the dress.
Join the ends of the Cuff into a ring and stitch. Fold the Cuff in half lengthwise. Stitch the Cuff to the lower edge of the sleeve. Serge the seam allowances and press them towards the sleeve.
Stitch the Left Hood to the Right Hood along the hood seam. Serge the seam allowances. Serge the outer edge of the hood. Fold the allowance inwards and topstitch. Stitch the hood into the neckline. Serge the seam allowances.