Valencia — Women’s Turtleneck – sewing tutorial

PDF Pattern Women's turtleneck jumper

Valencia

A turtleneck jumper with long sleeves and a folded collar, sewn from light ribbed jersey knit. Seven sizes, six steps.

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XS–XXXL Sizes included

0.95–1.25 m Main fabric, by size

4 Pattern pieces

6 Steps to sew it

Pattern description

A turtleneck jumper in six steps

Valencia is a turtleneck jumper with long sleeves. The collar is cut as a single band, folded in half and sewn to the neckline, and the hems of the sleeves and the bottom are stitched with a twin needle.

The pattern has four pieces and comes in seven sizes, XS to XXXL, for a height of 170 cm (66.9 in). It is sewn from light ribbed jersey knit, or from other medium stretch knitwear.

Materials

What you'll need

Recommended fabrics

  • Light weight ribbed jersey knit
  • Other medium stretch knitwear
  • Fabric can shrink, so buy it with a margin of 5-10%

Supplies

  • Main fabric
  • A JERSEY or STRETCH needle for your sewing machine
  • A double needle to finish the hem
  • No serger? Use a zigzag or a special stretch stitch on your sewing machine

Fabric consumption by size (cm / in), fabric width 1.4 m (55.1 in), for a height of 170 cm (66.9 in)

Size XS S MMOST PICKED L XL XXL XXXL
Main fabric
width 140 cm
95 cm
37.4″
100 cm
39.4″
105 cm
41.3″
110 cm
43.3″
115 cm
45.3″
120 cm
47.2″
125 cm
49.2″
Finished measurements

Turtleneck measurements

Woman’s height: 170 cm (66.9 in)

Measurement XS S MMOST PICKED L XL XXL XXXL
Back length 60.0 cm
23.6″
60.5 cm
23.8″
61.0 cm
24.0″
61.5 cm
24.2″
62.0 cm
24.4″
62.5 cm
24.6″
63.0 cm
24.8″
Sleeve length 60.2 cm
23.7″
60.5 cm
23.8″
60.8 cm
23.9″
61.1 cm
24.1″
61.4 cm
24.2″
61.6 cm
24.3″
61.9 cm
24.4″
Back width under armhole 43.0 cm
16.9″
45.0 cm
17.7″
47.0 cm
18.5″
49.0 cm
19.3″
51.5 cm
20.3″
54.0 cm
21.3″
56.5 cm
22.2″
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All our patterns already contain 1 cm / 0.39 in seam allowances.

Cutting list

Pattern pieces names

Pattern piecePcs.
Main fabric
1 - Front1
2 - Back1
3 - Sleeve2
4 - Collar1
Fabric layout

Layout of parts on fabric

Smallest and largest size. Layout length: 0.95 m (37.4 in) for XS, 1.29 m (50.8 in) for XXXL.

Main fabricLayout width 1.4 m (55.1 in)

Size XS

Size XXXL

Step by step

Description of tailoring

6 steps in two stages, from the shoulder seams to the hems.

Body and sleeves

3 steps
  1. 1

    Pin the Front and Back together with the right sides along the shoulder edge. Sew with serger. Press the allowances to the back.

  2. 2

    Pin the Sleeve into the open armhole aligning the notches. Right sides together. Sew in place. Press the allowances to the sleeve.

  3. 3

    Fold the Sleeve in half, pin the side edges of the Sleeve, Front and Back with the right sides together. Sew all together with 1 stitch using serger.

Collar and hems

3 steps
  1. 4

    Fold the Turtleneck collar in half with the right sides together, pin and stitch along the short edge. Press. Fold the collar in half with the wrong sides together and press.

  2. 5

    Pin the collar to the neckline matching the notches. Sew in place using serger. While sewing stretch the neckband a bit. Press.

  3. 6

    Fold the hem of the sleeves and the bottom of the Turtleneck. Stitch with Twin needle. Press.

Finishing Your turtleneck is ready!

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