Tessuti Megan Longline Cardigan in Merino

The Fabric Store's end of season sales are a regular haunt of mine so it is perhaps no surprise that this winter is no exception.  What is a little unusual for me is the speed with which I made up my first piece of fabric.  I have wanted a couple of items of clothing in olive green for some time now so I was very excited to fine olive merino nylon amongst the sale fabrics.  I think I had this fabric in my washing machine within 10 minutes of walking in the door!

The pattern I chose is Tessuti Megan Longline cardigan.  I really liked the exagerated length and drape.  Despite the generous proportions of this cardigan, I had plenty of fabric to work with in my two metre purchase.  

Most of the construction was done on the overlocker.  I didn't put a centre back seam in my version which made the construction even quicker.  I finished both my hem and sleeve hem with a twin needle finish and added a single row of top stitching up the centre front band.













The cardigan went together really quickly and the fabric is lovely to work with.  I am really happy with how this turned out.  I am sure it will get lots of use as a layering piece as the weather warms up.  This will not be the last time I use this pattern!