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Puffed Sleeve Round Neck Top

Pattern #5968

This Minerva sewing pattern for a refined knit top is drafted to your own measurements, or you can choose a standard size. It features a classic round neckline and artfully ruched short sleeves, adding a stylish voluminous touch. This versatile top offers comfort and style, making it an excellent choice for everyday wear, smart-casual gatherings, or transitional styling.

Tech. Description

Puffed Sleeve Round Neck Top

Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a refined knit top featuring a wide scoop neckline and short sleeves with pleats and elastic-thread ruching along the top.

When To Wear

This versatile top offers comfort and style, making it an excellent choice for:

  • Everyday Chic: Elevate your daily wardrobe with its comfortable knit and elegant sleeve detail.
  • Smart-Casual Gatherings: Pair with trousers or skirts for a polished yet relaxed ensemble.
  • Transitional Styling: a perfect layering piece or stand-alone top suitable for various seasons.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: a close-fitting bodice shaped with bust darts that skims the body for a flattering shape.

Neckline: a wide, gently rounded scoop neck, finished with a turned and topstitched hem.

Sleeves: Short sleeves with pleats at the cap and ruching along the top of the sleeve created by elastic thread, adding a stylish voluminous touch.

Back: a clean, smooth back panel maintaining the fitted silhouette.

Hem: a straight hem designed to sit at the hip.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Requires experience with knit fabrics, elastic thread application for gathering, and precise assembly.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose knit fabrics with medium stretch for optimal fit and drape:

  • Medium stretch knit fabric made from natural or blended fibers
  • Stretch velvet

Additional Supplies

  • Elastic thread

Cutter's Must

  • From main fabric:
    • Front – 1 piece on fold
    • Back – 1 piece on fold
    • Sleeve – 2 pieces

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics should be stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch details directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker.

Sewing Instructions

  1. Mark and stitch the darts on the Front. Press the darts upwards.
  2. Stitch the shoulder and side seams, overlock, and press towards the back.
  3. On the sleeve, mark the pleats and the elastic thread attachment line. Fold the pleats along the markings, with the pleats facing downwards. Baste the pleats along the sleeve cap. Stitch along the marked line with elastic thread. Stitch the sleeve seam, overlock, and press. Set the sleeves into the armholes. Overlock and press the seam.
  4. Overlock the bottom edge of the garment, the neckline edge, and the bottom edge of the sleeve. Fold to the wrong side, press, and topstitch.

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