{"id":77793,"date":"2021-10-18T07:24:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T11:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=77793"},"modified":"2021-10-17T15:58:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-17T19:58:55","slug":"melville-tester-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2021\/10\/melville-tester-round-up.html","title":{"rendered":"melville tester round-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new Melville Cardigan + Vest<\/a>\u00a0is giving us cozy fall vibes. Our testers have graciously shown us many of the different directions you can go with this pattern. From Jeanne’s pleasantly slouchy pumpkin-colored version to Melani’s elegant long layer, this pattern offers a variety of looks in one envelope.<\/p>\n

Let’s have a look, shall we?<\/p>\n

Jeanne’s Melville Cardigan:<\/p>\n

\"Melville<\/a><\/p>\n

We love the unique closures that Kiran<\/a> used on her Melville Cardigan<\/p>\n

\"Melville<\/a><\/p>\n

Melani’s<\/a> Melville Vest:<\/p>\n

\"Melville<\/a><\/p>\n

Shelley’s<\/a> tweedy version of the Melville Cardigan looks so cozy.<\/p>\n

\"Melville<\/a><\/p>\n

Are you planning to sew the Melville? What fabric will you use? Don’t forget to share your makes with us by tagging #melvillecardigan<\/a>\u00a0and #lieslandco<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new Melville Cardigan + Vest is your cozy must-have pattern for fall and winter. Our testers show off how versatile this pattern is in todays’ post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6023,"featured_media":77901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[20852],"class_list":["post-77793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-melville"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Melville-testers-hero.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-keJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77683,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2021\/10\/the-advisors-circle-sews-the-melville-cardigan-vest.html","url_meta":{"origin":77793,"position":0},"title":"the advisors circle sews the melville cardigan + vest","author":"Masha Richart","date":"October 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The Meville Cardigan + Vest is a cool-weather staple if ever there was one. 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