Easy Fit Knit Tunic Dress

Name: Easy Fit Knit Tunic Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5971
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5971

A loose, straight women's knit dress with three inverted pleats at the front neckline, a round neck finished with an interfaced facing, and full long sleeves gathered into narrow folded cuffs. Pull-on, no fastening. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric with low to medium stretch, made of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Easy Fit Knit Tunic Dress

When To Wear

Everyday and office wear in autumn and winter, with tights and boots or flat shoes.
With a belt at the waist or worn loose.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight and loose, hanging from the shoulders without waist shaping.

Length: About knee length.

Neckline: Round, finished with front and back facings interfaced with fusible interfacing, turned inside and tacked at the shoulder seams and centre back seam.

Front: Cut in one piece on the fold, with three inverted pleats basted along the neck edge and released below.

Sleeves: Long, one-piece, set-in; the lower edge is gathered into a cuff stitched into a ring and folded in half lengthwise.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam.

Finishing: Seams serged; hem turned to the wrong side and topstitched with a twin needle or coverstitch.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Straight seams, three pleats, a faced neckline and gathered sleeves with folded cuffs; no fastenings.

Fabric Recommendations

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

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
Twin needle (or a coverstitch machine) for the hem

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Front – 1 piece (cut on fold)
Back – 2 pieces
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Cuff – 2 pieces
Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics should be sewn 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 sew pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Front Neckline Facing and Back Neckline Facing.
Stitch the center back seam. Press the seam allowances to the left side and serge.
Fold three inverted pleats on the front. Baste them along the upper edge.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams. Press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the neckline facings. Press the seam allowances open. Serge the outer edge of the facings. Stitch the facing to the neckline. Turn the facing to the inside and press. Tack the facing at the center back seam and the shoulder seams.
Stitch the sleeve seams. Serge and press the seam allowances. Run a line of loose (long) stitches along the lower edge of the sleeve and gather. Stitch the cuff into a ring. Fold the cuff in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press. Stitch the cuff to the sleeve.
Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches. Serge and press the seam allowances.
Serge the hem of the garment. Fold it to the wrong side, press, and topstitch.