Sinclair Patterns Nyoka Crossover Dress/Top

Sinclair Patterns

£9.50 – £16.50

Buy the Nyoka Crossover Knit Dress and Top sewing pattern from Sinclair Patterns. This knit dress and top is fitted at the shoulders, bust and waist and semi fitted at the hips. It features a crossover accent at the front. The V-neckline is finished with bindings. Choose long, 3/4 or short sleeves or sleeveless. Nyoka can be made as a dress with a slightly flared (A-line) knee/below knee/maxi length skirt, a dress with a fitted straight skirt (no slits), or a top with an A-line peplum.

View A – A dress with long sleeves and a below the knee length A-line skirt

View B – A top with 3/4 sleeves and a low hip length A-line peplum

View C – A sleeveless dress with a straight skirt

All options and views can be mixed to create your own unique garment.

This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following formats:

– PDF (available to download immediately after purchase). What is a PDF?

– PDF pattern + Printed A0 copy shop (We print out the A0 pattern sheets, but you’ll need to download the digital instructions, as we don’t print these. The PDF files will be emailed immediately after purchase, and the A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day). Choose Petite, Regular or Tall. What is Copy Shop?

Suggested fabrics: This pattern is designed for knit fabrics only. Light to medium weight, well draping knit fabrics with at least 30-50% horizontal and 30% vertical stretch.

Fabric requirements: The yardage doesn’t allow for nap and directional prints.

140-160 cm (50″-60″) wide fabric: Bodice only (sizes 0-10), 0.7 – 0.9 m (3/4 – 1 yd) // 3/4 sleeves (sizes 0-10), 0.4 m (1/2 yd) // Long sleeves (sizes 0-10), 0.6 m (3/4 yd) // Bodice (sizes 12-28, 3/4 and long sleeves can be cut within the bodice yardage), 1.4 – 1.6 m (1 1/2 – 1 3/4 yd) // A-line peplum, 0.3 – 0.6 m (1/3 – 3/4 yd) // A-line knee length skirt, 0.65 – 1.4 m (3/4 – 1 1/2 yd) // A-line below the knee length skirt, 0.8 – 1.7 m (1 – 2 yd) // A-line maxi length skirt, 1.15 – 2.3 m (1 1/4 – 2 1/2 yd) // Straight skirt, 0.65 – 1.4 m (3/4 – 1 1/2 yd).

Sizing: US 0 – 30 (approx. UK 6 – 34, based on our standardised size chart) in Petite, Regular and Tall. Please also check the designer’s size chart and finished garment measurements.

Petite: 152 – 160 cm (5’1″ – 5’3″)

Regular: 162 – 170 cm (5’4″ – 5’6″)

Tall: 170 – 178 cm (5’7″ – 5’9″)

Choosing your height: The height affects the final fit of the garment at all vertical measurements (not only length, but also armhole depth, depth of the neckline, rise, decorative elements, etc.). If you’re on the boundaries of the heights, follow these recommendations: 1) If you have a long torso, choose the next height, 2) If you have long legs, choose the smaller height, 3) If your torso and legs are proportional, choose the next height.

Notions: Thread; clear or regular knitted elastic, 5 – 7 mm (1/4″) wide and equal to your natural waist length for stabilising waistline // Optional: Clear elastic, twill tape or selvedges from woven fabric for stabilising shoulder seams, 30 cm (12″); matching overlocker threads, preferably woolly nylon stretch overlocking thread.

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4 print-at-home pattern (45-50 pages); US letter print-at-home pattern (50-55 pages); A0 copy shop pattern (3 sheets); projector pattern with a calibrating grid. This pattern is layered, so you can select your size(s) before printing.

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