Marine Knit Top + Dress | Closet Core - Patron couture PDF

Description

Channel your inner “je ne sais quoi" with the Marine Top + Dress, our twist on an iconic Breton marinière. With a gently flared sleeve, slouchy fit, dropped shoulder, and classic details like a wide bateau neckline, topstitched facing, and split hem, you’ll feel like you stepped right out of a French New Wave film in this chic knit top or dress.

• View A is a top with a wrist-skimming sleeve and a shoulder-wide facing enclosed in the armscye.
• View B is a dress with 3/4 length sleeves and a standard neckline facing.

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Fabric requirements

Yardage

Sizes 0-20 - 58" / 1.5 m wide

• VIEW A - TOP + LONG SLEEVE + WIDE NECKLINE FACING ~ Sizes 0-20 = 1.75 yd (1.6 m)
• VIEW B - DRESS + 3/4 SLEEVE + NECKLINE FACING ~ Sizes 0-8= 2 yd (1.85 m), Sizes 10-20= 2.25 yd (2.05 m)

Sizes 14-32 - 58" / 1.5 m wide

• VIEW A - TOP + LONG SLEEVE + WIDE NECKLINE FACING ~ Sizes 14-20 = 1.75 yd (1.6 m), Sizes 22-32 = 2 yd (1.85 m)
• VIEW B - DRESS + 3/4 SLEEVE + NECKLINE FACING ~ Sizes 14-20 = 2 yd (1.85 m), Sizes 22-32 = 2.5 yd (2.3 m)

Suggested fabric type

• We suggest stable knits such as mid- to heavyweight cotton jersey and interlock, French terry, sweatshirt fleece, ponte, and double knits. Striped fabrics are ideal for a classic Breton look, but solids work just as well.

Supplies required

• Fusible knit interfacing (note you may not be able to interface textured knits like fleece + terry)
• Machine needle for knits
• Thread in a matching color
• Optional: Double needle for topstitching

Video tutorials

View all sewing tutorials, videos and blog posts about this pattern here.

What's included

• Detailed instructions in English and French
• Layered A0 PDF file
  • Sizes 0-20: 2 pages
  • Sizes 14-32: 2 pages
• Layered A4 PDF file
  • Sizes 0-20: 30 pages
  • Sizes 14-32: 35 pages
• Projector file

Sewing level

Confident Beginner