The Cowl Neck Top takes 1 yard of 60” wide jersey knit fabric when cutting it on the straight grainline.
The Cowl Neck Top takes 1 3/4 yards of 60” wide jersey knit fabric when cutting the front panel on the bias grainline.
If you use a stretch woven fabric please go up a size and cut the front panel on the bias for proper drape and flexibility.
Stretch woven fabric is a woven fabric (not a knit) with spandex in it.
The recommended fabrics are rayon knit jersey, modal knit jersey, cotton knit jersey, without spandex.
If you want to use knit with spandex you will most likely need to go down a size.
Please note when I say overlock the edges it means the same thing as serge or merrow. This is to clean finish the edges of a garment and at times sew the seam at the same time.
The front pattern piece has two different grainlines. The original was cut on the bias. I have tested the pattern in jersey knit on the straight grain and it works as well. You have the option to cut the front pattern with either grainlines.
Stay stitch the back neckline at 1/4” to keep it from stretching out.
2. Overlock the edge of all armhole on the front and back top as well as the front cowl neck edge
3. Place right sides together front and back top and stitch and overlock the side seams at 1/2”.
4. Turn back the overlocked armhole edges inside at 1/4” and topstitch to secure it down at 1/8” all around both armholes.
5. Fold and press the neck facing piece in half. Lay the doubles facing onto the right side of the back neckline and stitch down at 1/4”. Trim the excess and press up.
6. Turn back the folded neck binding inside and hand slip stitch it down.
7. Turn back at the fold line on the front cowl at the shoulder and lay and line up to the back shoulder area right sides together. Stitch and overlock the shoulder seams at 1/2”.
8. Press excess seam allowance towards the back shoulder and tack down at seam lines.
9. Overlock the entire hem edge.
10. Turn back 1/2” at the hemline and topstitch
