 Hey you guys, Lindsay here. If you joined the So My Style project, then you know February's project is the named patterns Sonia, sound, Sonio card against Sonio? Who knows how to say that? This is why vlogging is unfair because we have to actually pronounce the pattern names, whereas vloggers just get to type them out and nobody ever has to pronounce them. So it's this, it's like sauna, so Sonio cardigan. Anyways, it's the cardigan from named patterns. And Stylemaker Fabrics, my girl Michelle is a fabric sponsor for the whole So My Style project all year long. She's the fabric sponsor. So I reached out to her because I, as you know, I had that cable knit that I ended up making the toaster sweater out of. I think a lot of you were interested in that for this cardigan, for this project, but it's no longer available on Cali Fabrics. And so not only was I not going to make the cardigan out of the same thing I made the toaster sweater out of, but also none of you could get that fabric either. So I reached out to Michelle. I was asking her about some fabrics on her site that she thought would be good for this project. And she said, let me send you some swatches. So here we are with some fabric options for So My Style's February project, the Sonio cardigan via Stylemaker Fabrics. Okay. And oh shoot, I did want to get the prices on these because I don't think she included that. And I think all of you are going to want to know how much these bad boys cost. So let's get that info. 1-0-3-3-5. Okay. So the first one is a reversible quilted knit charcoal in light gray. Well, it's in light gray, but then the backside is also dark gray. This is $16.99 per yard. How much does the Sonio need? You're looking at two yards of fabric and then facing fabric if different than the main fabric would be three quarters of a yard. And then some knit interfacing and some clear elastic. Okay. So most people are going to need two yards. So this is reversible, which is cool, although I don't think the cardigan is reversible. So I kind of feel like that might be a bit of a waste. But it's really cool because it has kind of like a just little, gosh, are they half inch square quilted in and one side is light gray and the other side is dark gray. It almost has like a sheen to it and you can get an idea of the weight of it. I mean, it's not going anywhere. There's no drape to this really whatsoever. So that would make a cool version of the cardigan. It is lighter, like it's very thin. You know, it's not thick, like a cable knit or anything like that. So that could be a neat option. Okay. The next one is a jacquard double knit geometric royal and black. So this is what the print looks like. It's kind of tribally looking. Definitely a horizontal design going. So this would be a bit, you know, you want a pattern match, which shouldn't be hard on this cardigan because it's, you know, to have that many pieces and doesn't even match up across the front really. This is 12.99 a yard. There is hardly any stretch to this. I mean, there's really no stretch at all. There's stretch on the bias, but that's it. Does the pattern say anything about needing stretch? Yeah. It says choose a thick knit or other sturdy material with 30 to 60% stretch. For example, cable knit or boiled wool. If your fabric is very heavy, choose a lighter knit for the facings. So, but at the same time though, I mean, it is a big slouchy cardigan. Like you definitely don't need any stretch going across the front. It may just be across the shoulders. And even then I feel like it's pretty roomy. So this doesn't have any stretch, but you can get an idea for the weight of it. You can see it's kind of flaut flapping around a little bit more than the, than the first one did. Again, very, very thin. This one might even be thinner than the first one, but pretty, pretty royal blue color on this one. Next we have, oh, these are going to be really good. All right. So these are, there's a couple of them. They're called reversible governor knit fleece. Oh yeah. They're $25 a yard. So you're looking at $50 cardigan if you buy this, but it would be really nice. These fabrics are really nice. I'm almost upset at how nice they are because I don't want to like them that much because I don't want to spend $25. But they are, okay. So they have one that is navy on one side and cream on the other side. And the cream one almost has like a little bit of a heathered look to it. But you can get an idea for the drape there. Very, very sturdy. Also does have stretch to it. You see it's stretching. I don't know if it's stretching 30%, but it does have some stretch there. So that's a little bit more forgiving than the other one. Yeah. And then the next one, same style. This has charcoal and cream. So navy and cream and charcoal and cream. So there's the charcoal there. And again, you can get an idea for how these move. So these again would be thinner than like a cable knit or anything. Good springtime type cardigans. These would be a little bit more, these fleeces because they, you know, fleeces like it's almost like sweatshirt material sort of. They would be a little bit more casual. I feel like it would give a more casual vibe to the cardigan. But these are really, really nice. If you're looking for some kind of fleece for any other of your projects, I highly recommend this. Okay. So this is getting a little bit more similar to what the cable knit was like. Let's see. Italian chunky sweater knit in charcoal. Oh my word. These are $30 a yard. Golly. Okay. Here they are. You can see that it has like, I want to say she made her toaster sweater out of this. Michelle with Stomach or Fabrics made a toaster sweater out of this. But yeah, it's really nice. It has like a more like a vertical design, but it's not really completely vertical. It's almost like swooping. So I don't know if like the, like the rest of the fabric, if it weren't cut into a swatch, if it would be swirly or just like, you know, kind of like a wave or whatever. All right, you guys, I'm cutting in during editing because when I went to find the, what I thought was a toaster sweater that Michelle made with this fabric, it turns out it was an Esme cardigan. But when I went to find it on her blog, I realized just how amazing this fabric really is. You can see that the texture of the weave actually makes kind of like a wave and she used that as a design feature on the back of her cardigan and it looks so, so, so cool. So I just wanted to cut in here and show you guys these pictures and further explain and illustrate why this fabric is $30 a yard and how you can really make a gorgeous, gorgeous Sonio cardigan, especially if you mimic what Michelle did and do like a design feature with the, with the texture of the cardigan. Okay, back to the blog. But these are very chunky. These are very thick. And you can get an idea of the weight that we're dealing with there. Almost like a cable knit, honestly, almost a lot like a cable knit. So there's this charcoal gray one. And then there's also this really, really nice black one. I love this one so much. Oh, same price though, $30 a yard. It's really cool. And it feels very, very soft. Like, you know how like even my toaster sweater is a little bit itchy, like it doesn't feel great. This feels great on both sides, the front and on the backside, the part that would be touching your skin feels really, really nice. So there's that. There's also a couple of these rose jacquard double knits. There is two different colorways. It looks like these are not as expensive, if I remember correctly. Yeah, $14.99 for these. So there's a black and white one and then a latte, like the coffee latte and black one. And these are draper. You can see how much thinner these are. The ends are curling around thinner. So again, it would be a little bit lighter of a cardigan. But honestly, I think I love the idea of this rose pattern for that cardigan. It kind of gives a hint to the like texture, but it's not truly textured. I mean, there is like some texture to it. But I don't know. I think it could be really cool, especially if it's if it's faced. I wonder if the facing is just in the front, like if it just folds into itself and then like on the sides and the back is one layer, but on the front, it's two layers. I bet that's how it is. So if you imagine these two together, the front, you know, the front like vest portion of the bodice would probably be two layers. And you can see, I mean, that's like a lot draper here. Let me put the little cards on the same side. So you can see how much thicker that is. That would be really nice, I think. I don't know. I kind of love this latte one. And at the way the cardigan is so big and kind of will float open. You could easily wear black dress underneath or black tank top. I don't know. This might be the one that I end up getting. Yeah, I like this one. I mean, I love these other ones. I don't know about $30. Do y'all spend $30 a yard on fabric? Maybe if I had, if it weren't like the very first version of the cardigan, I would spring for that. So moving on, this is the one that I originally wrote her about that I was interested in. So I'm glad that she included that. Yeah, geometric jacquard double knit and cream and gray. This one is $14.99, same as the roses. And I think I've always loved this fabric. She's had it for a few months. I just love the geometricness of it. It's just clean lines and I don't know. The colors are really pretty. It is a very light cream, like almost white. And then the gray is kind of like darker charcoal gray. This is only 50 inches wide. I don't know if those extra eight or 10 inches make a big deal or a big deal when you're lining out the cardigan or not. You might need to buy a little bit extra just to be sure. But yeah, this one's really nice. This one is not as drapey as the roses are. It's not as substantial as the ones in the beginning, but not as lightweight as the roses either. The roses are, it's thinner, maybe the same weight, but it's thinner of a double knit than this one is. So, oh, look at this one. Okay, sorry, I'm getting distracted moving on to the next one because it's cool. Okay, we are looking at designer basket weave stretch suiting in winter white. So, obviously, I never would have gone on her site and said, oh yeah, stretch suiting would be perfect for the cardigan that she requires, you know, thick cable knit fabric for. This one is $19.99 a yard. That's really cool. It's almost like, I don't even know how they make fabric like this, but it's definitely textured in a basket weave pattern. It's really cool, very soft on the back side. I like that a lot. And you can get an idea for the drape, probably similar weight to the other, like the past two that I've shown you. But yeah, winter white cardigan would be really nice. That is more like what the model's wearing on the named website. 52 inches wide, cotton poly lycra. Let's see about stretch. Not a ton of stretch. It has actually more, maybe she just stapled the thing on different, has a little bit of stretch going this way. Again, I don't know about 30%, but it definitely has some stretch going the other way. The next one is a novelty boucle knit. It is black and pearl is what they're calling the colors. And it is $12.99 and this is 72 inches wide, my word. So maybe you could get it even a little bit less. Maybe this is our value swatch, but here's the fabric here. You can see it has like a little bit of texture to it. This is a really good option. I like this one a lot. I like the weight of it. You can see how like the ends aren't totally flopping in. It's got a little bit more structure to it than the others that I've shown you. And it's just very classic looking. I can imagine this boucle knit is what, or boucle, the fabric is what they use to make Chanel jackets out of. So you can imagine that kind of lady like classy type of style with the cardigan. This is a really good option. I love this one a lot. Yeah, I don't know. It's close between that and the roses right now for me personally. Ooh, this one's just super soft. Okay. Reversible quilted geometric knit in gray slash charcoal. And this one is $14.99. The pattern on this one is very, very subtle, very subtle. Oh, this is really soft. It's polycotton lycra. Very soft. A lot of stretch going on here. But again, I'm not sure if I would get a reversible fabric knowing that unless could you do the facing and the reverse so that when if it does flop open, then you have the reverse of the fabric. But then it would just, so maybe because it's not lined is why a reversible fabric. I don't know. I don't typically when I buy reversible fabrics, it's because I know I can use both sides of it on the main side of the fabric. But with this cardigan, you wouldn't want to do that. But it does kind of like flop open. It doesn't have any closures or anything. So then you'd want the inside to be nice. So then reversible would be really good. So I don't know. I'm torn. But this is really great. I might get some of this for something else. I don't know what, but it just feels so soft. It's honestly like only a little blanket. Maybe Sunny would like the swatch. It's sunny size blanket swatches. Okay, we're on to our last one. This is double face quilted knit in charcoal. And this one is very, it's not lightweight, but it's not as structured. 10752. Let's see. Poly cotton lycra again. Super, super soft. It's 1499, just like the others. But you can see, I mean, this is like the most drapey of all of them. Like it's not holding its shape at all whatsoever. So if you wanted like a lighter weight cardigan, I imagine if you made the Sonio in something like this, the piece that crosses over the front would almost drape like a waterfall cardigan. I think that's how, well, I don't know, when you hold it up to your body like this, it kind of does hold its shape a little bit. Oh, I'm so not good at stuff like this. This is why I asked Michelle to send me these. But now that she's sent them, I feel more torn than ever. This one is super, super soft though. And I like the pattern that it's like, I don't know, it's kind of like, it's geometric, but not the same pattern all around. It's like mixed match pattern. Like no two pieces are the same. So that's pretty cool. It's not reversible, right? No, it's not. It's got black on the other side and then gray, charcoal gray on the front side. Yeah, I don't know. I don't know. There's some good options here. But these are the ones that she sent specifically for this cardigan for this month. I'm going to pick one from this collection. I might pick up some others. Honestly, it might be this boucleanet. It might be this geometric jacquard. It might be the latte and black roses. Not going to spring for the Italian chunky knit sweaters. I'm not nor am I going to spring for the reversible governor fleece. But it also might be this one, even though it's reversible, only because I really love the weight of it. I feel like the structure of this is perfect. I feel like it would create the coolest, like modern, almost like armor. This is what this is going to remind me of. I think it would be like armor. So I'm going for armor to roses to Chanel. Yeah, I don't know. I'm all over the place. But yeah, I think I probably narrowed it down to these four. I am going to leave links in the description box for every single one of these that I mentioned. So check the description box for any information on that. There's going to be a ton of them there. So well, there's going to be like, what do we go over? Like 12 or 15 links there. So be sure to check that section out. Let me know if y'all are finding other good, really thick, chunky sweater knits anywhere. I'm just not seeing them. Like I said, if you're dead set on those, these are dead set on that chunky knit. Look, this is your fabric here, the Italian chunky sweater knit. The most expensive ones that she sent, but they are super, super nice and they feel really, really good. They're very high quality. I'll vouch for that. I just don't know about springing for that much money on my first time making this cardigan. Also, I don't know if it's a cardigan that I need multiple versions of, but then again, I'm a one hit wonder and only sew things one time. I have an issue with that as we've discussed. So yeah, so I don't know. Maybe it's just me. But if you want the chunky sweater knit, look, this is it. This is what you want to go for for sure. But there are definitely a lot of other really cool options here. So yeah, all of her swatches ship for free. So if you want to get your own swatch of anything that I've talked about today or anything on her site at all, you can order those through her website. So yeah, I think that the Sonio cardigan, so please tell me how to say that. I think it's going to be a really cool make. And I think the best part about not being able to find the exact fabric that they used on the model right now is that we're going to get a lot of really cool unique versions. Not every single Instagram post that you see about it is going to be everybody in a cable knit sweater. So I think that that's really cool. And I'm excited to see just all the different versions that end up getting made. But yeah, I'm going to go pick mine out now and get it ordered so that I can add it to my February makes, which I'm just now realizing I have five things in my February plans video. So now I have a sixth thing, which is okay, because I feel like this is going to be really quick. The hardest part of this is going to be taping together PDF patterns. I hate that. But yeah, the more I look at this, who played it, the more I think this is probably going to be the winner for me. So yeah, so I'm excited. I'm excited. I'm really glad that she could do this and send me some of the swatches so I could see them in person. She'll do that for you. Good luck on your Sonio. It still sounds so weird on your Sonio cardigan adventure. Can't wait to see what you make. If you find some great fabrics out there, leave them in the comments below. If you want to subscribe to my channel so you never miss a video, there's a link right up in this area in the corner. There's a circle with mine and Abby's face in it. So yeah, thank you all for watching. I hope that this helped you all. If it did, give the video a thumbs up. Let me know in the comments what you thought. If it helped you find a fabric, if you're going to buy one of these, let me know all of that. The Sew My Style thing is great because it's just collecting all of us together in one common goal, making the same pattern. It's so much fun. So let's chat about it in the comments. Type away, type away, and I'll see y'all next time. Bye.