Asymmetric Neck Ruched Front Bodycon Knit Dress

Name: Asymmetric Neck Ruched Front Bodycon Knit Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5980
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5980

A knee-length, close-fitting women's dress for stretch knit fabric. A middle front panel, gathered along both princess seams into horizontal ruching, runs from the neckline to the hem; its hemmed upper edge crosses diagonally from the right shoulder, giving an asymmetric neckline. Three-quarter set-in sleeves. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium- or high-stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Asymmetric Neck Ruched Front Bodycon Knit Dress

When To Wear

Evenings out, dinners and parties in autumn and winter.
At the office under a jacket or long cardigan.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting through the body and hips, relying on the stretch of the fabric; no darts.

Length: Knee length.

Neckline: Asymmetric. The neck edge of the middle front is turned under and topstitched before assembly; the rest of the front and back neckline is serged, turned under and topstitched, with no facings or binding.

Front: Three panels: right side front, left side front and a gathered middle front. On the right the middle front is gathered along the whole princess seam; on the left it is clipped at a mark and gathered from the mark to the hem, the part above the mark forming the diagonal neck edge.

Sleeves: Three-quarter length, set-in, one-piece.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam; no zip.

Finishing: Seams sewn with a stretch or narrow zigzag stitch or on an overlocker; hems topstitched with a twin needle or coverstitch.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Five pattern pieces and no fastenings; the care points are distributing the gathers evenly along both princess seams and turning the neck edge cleanly on knit fabric.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium- or high-stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Twin needle or coverstitch machine for the hems

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Back – 2 pieces
Right Side Front – 1 piece
Left Side Front – 1 piece
Middle Front – 1 piece
Sleeve – 2 pieces

Tip: Knit pieces are sewn with a special stretch stitch or a narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim the seam allowances to 0.8 cm. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity. You can also sew the pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread serger.

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the center back seam. Press the seam allowances to the left side and serge.
Sew a line of long, loose stitches along the right princess edge of the Middle Front and gather. Stitch the right princess seam (Middle Front to Right Side Front), press the seam allowances towards the side seam and serge.
Serge the neckline edge of the Middle Front. Turn the allowance to the wrong side, press and topstitch.
Clip the allowance of the left princess edge of the Middle Front at the mark. Sew a line of long, loose stitches along the left princess edge of the Middle Front from the mark down to the hem and gather. Stitch the left princess seam (Middle Front to Left Side Front), press the seam allowances towards the side seam and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the back and front (on the right side, the back shoulder edge is 1.5 cm longer than the front shoulder edge). Press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Serge the neckline edge of the back and front. Turn the allowance to the wrong side, press and topstitch.
Stitch the side seams. Press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the sleeve seams. Press the seam allowances and serge.
Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches. Press the seam allowances and serge.
Serge the hem edge of the dress and the lower edge of the sleeves. Turn to the wrong side, press and topstitch.