Butterick 5251 - Sweater Knit Cardigan Completed

This is a follow up post to the previous one from this morning. This sweater knit cardigan is finished. I have included more pictures and more details.

Okay, I mentioned in this morning's post that I would post a picture of the finished seam. Here it is. The main seam I sewed with my sewing machine (SM) using the narrow zigzag stitches. I then serged the seams about 1/8 inch away from the main seam and trimming the excess fabric off.



I hand sewed the inside collar to the base of the jacket using a slip stitch. I also slip stitched the front facing edge to the shoulder seams.



Here's a picture of the front facing and the hem. I serged the outer edges of the facings. I topstitched the facing to the cardigan along the facing edges. For the hem, I turned up 1-1/2 inches and also topstitched.




I turned my cardigan inside out and placed it on SusieQ to show you what the insides look like.








Here's the finished cardigan with the self fabric belt.









Here are the side views with the self fabric belt.








Here's another view of the cardigan without the self fabric belt. I actually like wearing this cardigan loose.



I think this cardigan will look great with a pair of jeans for a casual look or with a pair of slacks for a dressy look.

This sweater knit cardigan could be completed within a weekend day or within several hours over a few evenings. I will be posting a review on PatternReview.com within the next few days and include pictures of me wearing my new cardigan.

I need to take a break from this marathon sewing I have been doing. I hope you have enjoyed reading about my cardigan and the sewing techniques I have used and the many pictures I have included.