knit Montauk Trousers and a coordinating Melville Cardigan

Are you having fun with Me Made May? I feel like now that the weather is starting to improve I’m enjoying playing with my clothing again and I’m wearing more of a variety rather than the trousers and jeans with T-shirt and pullover that I fell back on during the cold and really busy months when I didn’t have time to think much about what I wore. Does that happen to you, too?

This month I’m taking time to step back a bit and take a broader look at the clothes I already have. Since the weather is changing (sometimes from hour to hour!) I’m mixing more of my “winter” clothes with my “summer” clothes and enjoying the contrast during the transition.

I finished sewing these quite a while ago and never got around to photographing them. This was part of my sewing plans for last fall: inter-rib (knit) Montauk Trousers and a coordinating Melville Cardigan. I get some sort of exercise almost every day, which means I wear a lot of very casual gym clothes early in the morning. But for relaxing at home I wanted instead of gym clothes or pajamas. So this set is sort of a nod to those very comfortable gym clothes but with a bit of a style upgrade. They’re not the clothes I wear when I go out, but I’m ok wearing them to take a quick stroll through the neighborhood park, a run to the supermarket, etc.

Both pieces can be worn separately (I wear them both a lot), but as a set I think they’re fun with a tank and sneakers. Very casual and comfortable for the days when I really want to kick back and relax. Do you have clothes like that, too?

I added the racing stripe (just a striped ribbon) down the side of the leg of the trousers, and I really like the detail. It makes them feel more sporty, similar to my track pants but definitely a little nicer.

These were fun to sew, and they’re extremely comfortable to wear.

Next on my  list is another Prado Trench in navy (I wear the khaki trench almost every day!) and two more pairs of Cannes Trousers in white and in khaki since these two items have been on such high rotation lately. And I’m still looking for the perfect fabric for the Northbridge Jumpsuit, but navy linen seems to be the fabric I’m gravitating toward.

What are you sewing for spring and summer?

You can get the Montauk Trousers in digital format and the Melville Cardigan in paper and in digital format. And if you need help finding fabric, remember to take a look at our extensive list of online fabric stores!