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The Whitney pattern is a faux wrap knit top designed to layer perfectly over your favorite sports bras. It features a deep front neckline finished with a clean neckband. Choose from two front hem options—straight or curved—both created with overlapping front bodices for a wrap look. The back is straight on all views, and the length hits at the high hip, making it not too cropped and not too long—perfect for pairing with high-waisted athletic bottoms. It includes three sleeve options: a tank finished with bands, a short sleeve, or a long sleeve with thumb holes. You can also choose between normal ties, wide ties, or no ties for a clean look. Designed for comfort, movement, and style, Whitney is a versatile staple and the perfect addition to your athleisure closet.

Whitney Features:

• •Made for knit fabrics.
• •Faux wrap knit top designed to layer over leotards, sports bra, etc.
• •2 front hemline options- curved hem or straight hem.
• •The back is straight in all views.
• •The length hits at the high hip, perfect for pairing with high-waisted bottoms.
• •The neckline and tank option is finished with bands.
• •Choose from a tank top, short sleeve, or long sleeve with a thumb hole.
• •Add normal ties, wide ties, or no ties for a clean look.
• •Includes full video sew-throughs. (See the video playlist HERE).

Sizes (includes both imperial and metric measurements):

• •Fits full bust sizes 30″-60″ or 76.2-153.4 cm
• •Fits natural waist sizes: 23″-57″ or 58.4-134.6 cm.
• •Fits hips sizes: 34″-64″ or 86.3-162.6 cm.

Skill level:

• •Confident beginner – sewing the overlapping front pieces and adding the neckband will be the most difficult step for a new sewist.

Suggested Fabrics:

• •Whitney is drafted for light to medium weight knits with at least 50% horizontal stretch, 40% vertical stretch, and good recovery. Ribbed knits, jersey knits, cotton lycra, bamboo lycra, athletic knits, modal, DBP, etc.
  • Something with a softer drape and more vertical stretch, like a very light rayon spandex and some waffle knits tend to ‘grow’ with wear and feel looser/longer than the intended fit.
  • You want something with good recovery for the neckband and tank bands.
  • Something thicker with more spandex (10% spandex, thicker athletic knit or custom cotton lycra) will feel tighter.

Notions:

• •Optional- fusible knit interfacing, 1/2″ wonder under or knit hem tape
• •Basics: iron, marking tool, ruler, snips, thread, pins or clips, scissors or rotary cutter, hem gauge.

5 PDF sizes included (all files include layers):

• •Photo tutorial file: 23 pages.
• •Print at home, trimless format in sizes:
  • •US (8.5″ x 11″) Pattern pieces: 38 pages.
  • •A4 (8.25″ x 11.75″) Pattern pieces: 38 pages.
• •A0/Copy shop (33.1″ x 46.8″) There are 2 A0 pages.
• •Projector File with 2″ and 4cm measuring squares.

Made to match:

• • •Youth Whitney Pattern
  • •Our entire Barbelle Collection

See the Whitney hacks on the blog here for a true wrap, plain long sleeve (no thumb hole), and center waist ties.