When Kimberly posted a testing call for her Phinney Ridge cardigan (with new expanded size range), I knew I would love to test, after checking my calendar to make sure I could sew it up during the timeline and hoping I would get to test it, when the email came, I knew I wanted to sew up a basic that would become a wardrobe staple.

And let me tell you this piece is definitely going to end up being in constant rotation in my wardrobe! I already wore it to work and it was a huge hit 😃Here are a few progress shots, especially of the buttonhole making, probably my favorite part of sewing this together since my machine makes sewing buttonholes so easy.

I used some water soluable stabilizer to make sure the buttonhole stitched out just right. I made a couple of test buttonholes in different styles and to double check that they would work for my chosen buttons. After stitch the buttonholes, I trimmed the stabilizer and then washed the rest away after I completed the cardigan.

Some of the features I really like are the waistband and wide cuffs along with the topstitching. For my next version, I am hoping to add the elbow patches and I might lengthen it just a couple of inches!

I sewed up a straight size 18 with a B Cup in a Riley Blake knit. You can find the pattern in her shop here. I hope you check it out!