Crossover V-Neck Knit Top with Buttons

Name: Crossover V-Neck Knit Top with Buttons
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4715
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4715

A fitted, hip-length women's top in knit fabric with a crossover front, a shawl collar, long set-in sleeves and a curved, asymmetric seam joining the upper fronts to the lower front. Pleats on the right upper front are marked by three decorative buttons. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric of low stretch, of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Crossover Knit Top

When To Wear

With trousers or a pencil skirt for the office.
In autumn, winter and spring, on its own or under a jacket.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, ending at the hip with a straight hem.

Collar: Shawl collar cut as left and right halves, each in two layers (one interfaced), joined in pairs and stitched along the outer edge. It continues from the back neck down both front edges to the waist, forming a V-neck.

Front: Upper left and upper right fronts cross over, the left placed under the right. The left upper front has a bust dart; the right upper front has pleats folded towards the side seam. Both are joined to one lower front along a curved seam that runs diagonally from the right waist, allowances pressed down.

Closure: None, pulled on over the head; three decorative buttons are sewn on the right upper front.

Sleeves: Long, set-in sleeves, sewn into the open armhole; the underarm and side seams are then sewn in one pass.

Back: Centre back seam, allowances pressed to the left.

Finishing: Body and sleeve hems overlocked, turned up and topstitched with a twin needle.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Sewing knit fabric with stretch stitches, a dart and pleats on asymmetric fronts, and a collar attached in two stages with the left front sandwiched between the right front and the collar.

Fabric Recommendations

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

Additional Supplies

Knit fusible interfacing (collar)
3 buttons (decorative)

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: hem allowance – 2 cm, sleeve hem allowance – 1.2 cm; other seams - 0.7 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! Attention! Markings on the patterns are made on the right side.

From knit fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Upper Left Front – 1 piece
- Upper Right Front – 1 piece
- Lower Front – 1 piece
- Left Collar – 2 pieces
- Right Collar – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Left Collar – 1 piece
- Right Collar – 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 to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Fuse interfacing to the Left Collar and Right Collar pieces.
Stitch the center back seam, press seam allowances to the left side and serge.
Stitch the bust dart on the Upper Left Front, trim the dart depth with an overlock. Fold and stitch the pleats on the Upper Right Front according to the markings (depths are directed towards the side seam).
Stitch shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Join the Left Collar and Right Collar pieces in pairs. Place the two collar layers right sides together and stitch along the outer edge. Turn the collar right side out, press.
Place the collar against the wrong side of the top and stitch the left part of the collar along the neckline edge up to the center back; serge the seam allowances. Fold the left end to the right side and secure it to the center front edge. Insert the Upper Left Front between the Upper Right Front and the collar and stitch the remaining part of the collar seam from the center back down to the waist. Serge seam allowances.
Stitch the upper fronts to the Lower Front, press seam allowances downwards and serge.
Serge the sleeve hem, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Set the sleeve into the open armhole, press seam allowances and serge.
Stitch sleeve seams simultaneously with side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the garment hem, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew the decorative buttons onto the Upper Right Front.