Original Pattern: Cloud Bolero
Knitter Extraordinaire: Keri (Ravelry ID)
Mods: Lengthened the bolero and added sleeves to transform into a full cardigan. Details can be found on her project page, here.
What Makes This Awesome: Long term knitters, do you remember the original pattern? It was a little over 10 years ago when the Cloud Bolero debuted (September 2006, on the website for the now-defunct Yarn Forward magazine), and it was hugely popular. It has since been updated and the designer, Ysolda Teague, has been re-engineered into Liesl. I suspect that when great mods are made (like this one right here!) it’s easy to see how the original delicate bolero looks completely fresh and a bit more wearable when lengthened into a sleeved cardigan.
Keri did a great job of taking the original pattern and modifying it into a beautiful, more wearable cardigan. Plus, feather and fan stitch! remember feather and fan stitch? Love it.
