Itch to Stitch Venado Top

Buy the Venado Top sewing pattern from Itch to Stitch. The Venado is a casual knit top designed with both comfort and style in mind. The top features a V-neckline, mini shawl collar, and front placket with buttons. It has long and short sleeve options to suit your style and the season. The pattern also includes regular and full bust options for a customised fit (full bust has bust darts). Whether you’re dressing for a casual Friday in the office or a leisurely picnic in the park, the Venado Top is the perfect choice.

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). What is Copy Shop?

Suggested fabrics: Use light to medium-weight knit fabric with 50% horizontal stretch and good recovery, such as jersey, interlock and lightweight French terry.

Fabric requirements: 

Long sleeve top: 54" (135 cm) wide fabric: 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 yd (140 - 230 cm).

Short sleeve top: 54" (135 cm) wide fabric: 1 1/4 - 2 1/8 yd (120 - 190 cm).

Sizing: US 00 – 40 with regular and full bust options (approx. UK 6/8 – 34/36, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer’s size chart and finished garment measurements.

A note from the designer about bust options: To determine if you should use the regular bust front pieces or the full bust front pieces, subtract the circumference of your over bust from the circumference of the fullest part of your bust. If the rounded difference is 3″ (7.5 cm) or less, use the regular bust. If the rounded difference is more than 3″ (7.5 cm), use the full bust.

Notions: Lightweight knit or tricot fusible interfacing; two 9/16" (15 mm) buttons; 12" (30 cm) of 1/2" (1.25 cm)-wide straight fusible stay tape (or you may cut your own using lightweight woven fusible interfacing on the straight grain).

PDF pattern includes: Step-by-step illustrated instructions; US letter/A4 print-at-home pattern (29 pages for sizes 00-20, 38 pages for sizes 16-40, but you only need to print the pages for your bust size); A0 copy shop pattern (3 sheets for sizes 00-20, 3 sheets for sizes 16-40, but you only need to print the 2 sheets for your bust size) // Layers: Yes // Projector file: No.

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