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Color Blocked Fitted Knit Dress

Pattern #4820
Tech. Description

Color Blocked Fitted Knit Dress

Introducing a chic women's sewing pattern for a fitted knit dress featuring distinct color-blocked paneling at the yoke and sleeves, creating a modern and flattering silhouette.

When To Wear

This versatile knit dress is perfect for a range of occasions, offering both comfort and sophisticated style:

  • Casual Chic: Pair with boots or flats for a stylish daytime look.
  • Smart-Casual Gatherings: Dress it up with accessories for lunches, informal dinners, or weekend events.
  • Office & Workwear: a comfortable yet polished option for professional environments that allow for knitwear.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: a close-fitting, knee-length dress designed to hug the body's contours for a flattering shape.

Neckline: a wide, subtly curved boat neckline offers an elegant and comfortable opening.

Sleeves: Three-quarter length sleeves with a unique color-blocked panel that extends from the shoulder/yoke for a distinctive visual appeal.

Waist: Defined by a horizontal seam at the natural waist, connecting the upper and lower color-blocked body sections.

Hem: a clean, straight hemline finishing just below the knee.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. This pattern involves working with knit fabrics, precise panel assembly, and applying knit interfacing for a polished finish.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose knit fabrics with a moderate degree of stretch for optimal fit and drape:

  • Medium-stretch knit fabric made from natural or blended fibers, ideally in contrasting or complementary colors.

Additional Supplies

  • Knit fusible interfacing

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, the patterns include seam allowances; if the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance for the garment bottom and sleeve bottom – 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:
    • Upper back – 1 piece on fold
    • Upper front – 1 piece on fold
    • Lower back – 1 piece on fold
    • Lower front – 1 piece on fold
  • From main fabric 1:
    • Back insert – 1 piece on fold
    • Front insert – 1 piece on fold
    • Back neckline facing – 1 piece
    • Front neckline facing – 1 piece
  • From fusible interfacing:
    • Back neckline facing – 1 piece
    • Front neckline facing – 1 piece

Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim seam allowances to 0.6 – 0.8 cm. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity.

Sewing Instructions

  1. Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
  2. Stitch the back insert to the upper back, press seam allowances towards the insert and serge. Stitch the upper and lower back parts, press seam allowances upwards and serge.
  3. Stitch the front insert to the upper front, press seam allowances towards the insert and serge. Stitch the upper and lower front parts, press seam allowances upwards and serge.
  4. Stitch shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
  5. Stitch side seams simultaneously with sleeve seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
  6. Stitch shoulder seams of facings, press seam allowances open. Serge the outer edge. Place facings right sides together with the garment and stitch the neckline edge. Clip seam allowances at curves, turn facings to the wrong side and press. Secure facings to shoulder seams.
  7. Serge the bottom edge of the garment and sleeves, press to the wrong side and topstitch.

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