The men’s sweatshirt made with pattern 2029 is a warm fleece garment in a sporty style. It has set-in sleeves finished with knit cuffs. The front features shaped seams and a yoke seam with zippered pockets conveniently placed in the yoke seam. At the neckline there is a stand collar with contrasting or matching piping and a center zipper. The hem is finished with a turned-up hem; using a coverstitch machine is recommended.
This tutorial is suitable for sewing the sweatshirt using pattern 2029 “Men’s Sweatshirt” in sizes 42–62 for height 176–182 cm.
For a high-quality result, it is recommended to use materials that hold their shape well while remaining soft and comfortable against the skin.
If needed, the pocket zippers can be shortened to the required length by carefully trimming the “tails” and securing a new end with zipper stops.
Below are approximate material requirements for sewing the men’s sweatshirt 2029 (height 176–182 cm).
| Supplies | 42 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 62 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main fabric (fabric width assumed 1.8 m) | 0.90* | 1.05* | 1.10* | 1.10* | 1.15* | 1.15* | 1.15* | 1.20* | 1.20* | 1.30* | 1.30* |
| Piping, m | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
* Fabric consumption is listed without extra allowance for shrinkage, skewing, nap direction, and other production losses.
** The length of elastic tape (if additionally used) depends on its density and stretch.
Step 1. Cut all sweatshirt pieces from fleece, keeping the grainline and nap direction in mind. Transfer notches and balance marks to the fabric. Perform all pressing/steaming from the wrong side, without flattening the nap too much.
Step 2. Prepare the front pieces. On the lower front piece, fuse stay tape along the pocket opening edge. Reinforce the center of the upper front piece for the zipper with a strip of stay tape about 2×11 cm. On the zipper, measure 6 cm down from the top edge (finished collar height) and mark it. On the upper front piece, from the neckline along the center front, mark a stitching line 0.8 cm from the raw edge (8 mm zipper seam allowance). Mark the center front on the right side and the end line of the cut for the zipper opening.
Step 3. Construct the zippered pocket in the yoke seam. Place a 16 cm zipper right sides together with the pocket opening so the zipper teeth sit 1 cm below the upper raw edge of the opening. Stitch the zipper with a 1 cm seam allowance and backstitch at the beginning and end. Clip into the corner seam allowance, stopping about 0.1–0.15 mm before the backstitch. Turn the seam allowance at a 90° angle, aligning it with the bottom edge of the zipper, and stitch precisely into the clipped corner under the zipper stop. Topstitch along the zipper seam 0.5 cm from the seam. Then place the lower front piece right side up onto the right side of the inner pocket piece, aligning the upper and side edges, and baste together with a 0.5 cm helper stitch.
Step 4. Join the upper and lower front and attach the side panel. With right sides together, align the upper and lower front pieces and stitch with a 1 cm seam allowance. Overlock/serge the seam allowances, press them upward toward the upper front, and secure with a 0.5 cm topstitch. Place the side panel right sides together with the front, match notches, and stitch with a 1 cm seam allowance. Use a zipper foot near the pocket zipper. Serge the seam allowances, press them toward the side panel, and topstitch on the side panel 0.5 cm from the seam. When stitching near the zipper pull, leave the needle down, lift the presser foot, open/close the zipper to move the pull out of the way, then continue stitching.
Step 5. Reinforce the shoulders and sew the shoulder seams. Stitch knit stay tape to the shoulder edges of the front (or back) without stretching the fabric. Place fronts and back right sides together and sew the shoulder seams with a 1 cm seam allowance. Serge the seam allowances and press them toward the back. This keeps the shoulder area slightly elastic while preventing stretching.
Step 6. Prepare and attach the stand collar. Sew the piping to the upper edge of the outer collar piece, aligning raw edges; leave the piping ends on the seam allowance, stopping about 1 cm before the collar side edges. Place the outer and inner collar pieces right sides together and stitch the upper edge, following the piping seam line. Sew bias tape to the lower edge of the inner collar; this also reinforces the neckline edge. At the center front, cut the opening from the neckline down along the marked line for about 4 cm for the zipper. Place the outer collar (with piping) right sides together with the neckline, match notches (center back, shoulders, and center front), and stitch the collar to the neckline with a 1 cm seam allowance.
Step 7. Insert the center zipper into the neckline and front. Place the bottom end of the zipper on the right side of the front so the zipper stop aligns with the marked horizontal line indicating the end of the opening. Secure the bottom end with a short horizontal stitch about 1–1.2 cm long (the width of the teeth), backstitching at both ends. Cut the center-front opening along the marked line, stopping 1.5 cm before the horizontal stitch, then clip diagonally into the corner up to the zipper bottom-stitching line. Fold the zipper upward, align its edges with the opening, and stitch one side and then the other using a zipper foot. Turn the top end of the zipper inward and secure it. Then place the collar pieces right sides together, fold the bias-tape seam allowance to the wrong side of the inner collar, and stitch the inner collar side seam, aligning with the zipper stitching line. Trim the seam allowance corners at the collar junction and turn the collar right side out.
Step 8. Set in the sleeves and sew the side seams. Insert each sleeve into the corresponding armhole right sides together, match notches (sleeve cap center, front notch, and shoulder seam), and stitch the sleeve into the open armhole. Then fold the garment with right sides together and sew the side seams and sleeve seams in one continuous seam. Serge the seam allowances and press them toward the back.
Step 9. Sew and attach the sleeve cuffs. Fold each cuff piece right sides together along the short edge and stitch with a 1 cm seam allowance. Press the seam allowances open. Fold the cuff in half lengthwise with wrong sides together to form a double cuff. Place the cuff on the right side of the sleeve hem, match the seams and raw edges, and stitch around. The seam allowance can be serged and pressed toward the sleeve.
Step 10. Finish the hem. If hemming with a coverstitch machine, first turn up the hem by the seam allowance, covering the raw edge of the pocket insert, and secure with basting or press. Then coverstitch from the right side, following the folded edge. If using a regular sewing machine with a twin needle, first serge the lower raw edge, then turn up the hem allowance and sew two parallel rows on the right side at the desired distance from the edge.
Step 11. Complete the inner collar finish and zipper topstitching. Turn the bias tape at the lower edge of the collar to the wrong side and hand-baste it to form a neat inner edge. Baste the inner collar to the neckline so the “ditch” (seam line) where the outer collar was attached aligns with the bias-tape stitching line. Stitch the inner collar in place, following that seam line. Then topstitch along the zipper 0.5 cm from the teeth, securing all inner seam allowances in the collar and neckline area.
Step 12. Final pressing. Carefully steam-press the seams and garment details from the wrong side, without stretching the fleece or flattening the nap too much. Pay special attention to the stand collar, hem, shaped seams, and pocket area. After the pressed areas cool down, the men’s fleece sweatshirt made with pattern 2029 is ready to wear.