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Feature Friday From Love Notions Pattern~
Today’s $6 Feature Friday pattern from Love Notions is the Boyfriend Cardigan! It’s been almost 2 years since this cardigan has been featured~ so if you don’t have this one you should definitely grab it today! The Girl’s Boyfriend Cardigan is also on sale for $6 today, 1/23/26.
I simply love this cardigan pattern. I wear them pretty much year round. Now that it’s getting frigid cold where I live~ I’ll be layering with my heavier Boyfriends. If you grabbed the La Bella Donna top last week that’s my favorite top to wear underneath my Boyfriends!
The Details
Why I love this pattern:
- It’s the only cardigan pattern you’ll need!
- Two Length options: A new duster length was added when it was updated!
- Plain banded, Hooded or Shawl collar options
- I LOVE the side vents and pockets on this pattern!
- Can get totally different look with different fabrics.
- It’s beginner friendly!
- Can be worn year round.
- Can be thrown over just about anything!!!
- Can be hacked into a super cute vest!!! (See Below)
Super Simple Boyfriend Cardigan Vest Hack
The Boyfriend Cardigan “Vest” is simply a boyfriend cardigan without the shawl collar, (There is a cutting line on the shawl collar piece to reduce it to just a band). The only thing I did was leave off the sleeves! To finish the armscye I simple folded it to the inside and topstitched it. I didn’t want a facing that would potentially stick out. You could also finish the armscye with bias tape or a strip of your fabric.
For all the details on the Love Notions outfit pictured above~ visit this blog post.
What I Wore This Week~
- LN Oakley Vest in a Quilted Sweater Knit (Surge Fabrics 2023) over a RTW sweater
- LN Sloane Sweater with a funnel neck hack and split side seams (see blog post listed below)
- Horizontal ribbed sweater knit from my stash via Joann Fabrics (2022)
- LN Boyfriend Cardigan in a Hacci Sweater knit from Raspberry Creek Fabric
- LN La Bella Donna in a cotton modal from Style Maker Fabrics
- DIBY Nora Sweater with a LN Oakley Vest (quilted knit from Surge~ still available in several colors)
- NOTE: Do It Yourself Better patterns became Copper Creek Patterns but it now looks like that as of Dec 2025, DIBY is back on Instagram with a link to purchase 5 of the patterns they designed. I’m not seeing the Nora as an option to purchase. The LN Sloane is very similar if sewn with my funnel neck hack.
What I’m Sewing This Week~
This week I sewed up 2 final versions of the new top pattern that will be released from Love Notions soon! I’m really loving this new top pattern and with the 3 body styles and 3 sleeve options you can make so many combinations!
I even used a piece of Rifle Paper Co rayon challis from my deep stash! That’s how you know I really LOVE this new pattern!
I will absolutely let you know when it will be released! Be sure to watch the Love Notions Facebook page for sneak peeks! This pattern will be available in both digital and print versions! (Because of this I took some extra time during testing to read through the tutorial to find any corrections that needed to be made.)
The past few years I have also tested several patterns for Chalk + Notch Patterns.. This week I’m starting the Phase 2 testing for Gabrielle’s new top pattern that will be releasing some time next month. This one is a fun sew with lots of details that make it truly special. If you visit the Half & Notch Facebook page you can see Gabriela wearing an early sample of the RIVI shirt! It’s designed specifically with stripes in mind so search your stash!!!
My Winter/Early Spring Sewing Plans~
For 2026 I plan to be more thoughtful in my sewing. I’ve spent the last few months pulling things from my overflowing closet and determining which makes I really like and which ones I actually wear. I’ve donated many of them and I’ve made alterations to some that will perhaps make me wear them more.
I won’t be spending quite as much time in my sewing room as I have a bunch of home projects I want to focus one. I have 2 rooms I want to refresh and a laundry room that will be getting a complete makeover. For the laundry room, I’m looking at wainscoting and wallpaper and new cabinet/shelving. I’ve just begun the thought process on that one!
I also want to make some “new to me” patterns. I truly LOVE Love Notions patterns, but over the years I’ve purchased several patterns from other companies that I’d like to get sewn up. Maybe later in the Spring I will finally get another Grainline Studios Thayer Jacket sewn up! I tested this jacket pattern for them, loved it, wore it often and always planned on making another one. Believe it or not, the Thayer Jacket was the subject of my very first Sew Mary Mac blog post. You can see it HERE. Don’t expect too much~ it was my very first attempt of a blog post. (My daughter for Christmas that year had purchased my domain name and set the whole blog up for me.)
- LN Clef Coat
- Gray Sweatshirt Fleece
- Navy Boucle
- LN Coda Coat
- Draper James bed quilt
- LN Compose Robe “Cardigan”
- Lt. Blue Italian Boucle
- LN Metra Blazer
- Navy Ponte
- Bright Pink Linen look ponte
- LN Aria Button down
- Purple Linen~ long sleeved
- Navy Linen hacked “Jacket”
- White Textured Cotton ~long sleeved
Thanks for reading “The Weekly Stitch”! I’m so happy you took the time to “visit” my sewing room!
Mary Anne 🙂
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You can also follow my Facebook Page~ Sew Mary Mac. On this page you will find information on my makes from all pattern companies. If I know of any good sales(pattern or fabric) I will also feature this information. I have had many of my loyal followers send me friend requests on Facebook. I do post in the Love Notions group under Mary Anne MacLean, however this Facebook account is private. There is no sewing content on that Facebook Account.
Pattern Links~
NOTE: These are affiliate links. It costs you nothing to purchase from these links but they do give me credit for your purchase and provide me with a small commission. This helps fund my fabric addiction which allows me to continue to test and review more patterns.
To receive an additional 10% off LN pattern prices, use my code 10MACSEWS. This coupon code can be used on any purchase as along as the order total is $8 or more. This means that you can no longer get my 10% off the $6 Feature Friday pattern by itself. Since this change has been made I would truly appreciate it if you used my affiliate links above to purchase the Feature Friday patterns so that I will get “credit” for the sale. (I do receive a small commission) To take more advantage of the $6 FF sale, I suggest adding the Girl’s Boyfriend Cardigan pattern or a children’s pattern to your order so you may use the 10% off code.
Blog Posts~ These will give you more details on each pattern, my sizing and alterations along with sewing tips for each specific pattern.
- Love Notions Boyfriend Cardigan
- Includes pocket modification
- Love Notions Oakley Vest
- includes my collar and pocket modifications
- Love Notions Sloane Sweater
- includes funnel neck and split side seam hack
Bonus & Bloopers
I typically take my blog photos myself with a tripod. Sometimes I do enlist my husband if I want to get them done quickly. This week I asked him for help because it was freezing, snowy and icy out on our deck and driveway. I laughed when I saw the first 2 photos he took~ clearly he was more focused on his buoy tree than me! (As far as the buoy tree goes~ isn’t a New England thing!)
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