Original Pattern:Fireside Sweater
Knitter Extraordinaire: Valerie (Ravelry ID)
Mods:Â Changed the cardigan fronts to be asymmetrical, and also changed the gauge. Project page can be found here.
What Makes This Awesome: When the weather turns cold, you’ve got to have a cozy, wonderfully warm sweater to snuggle up in, and this loos so perfect for that. I love how Valerie set about making this asymmetrical! She also faced a lot of challenges with getting gauge, and also needed a large bust size than the pattern had, but swatched, persevered, and smartly used a larger needle size and a slightly heavier weight yarn. And when you read the details on her project page, you’ll see that she also made mods that involved increasing and decreasing with cables. Oh yes, you read that right! But when you see this stunning sweater, doesn’t it look all so worth it? It turned out perfectly. I’d be so ready for winter in a sweater like this!
oh, it really is such a lovely and warm-looking sweater! I need one of these… 🙂 And, I am endlessly impressed with anyone who can modify cable patterns – it is so beyond me, I am humbled by the amazing knitters and their projects that you post here!
Having also knitted that pattern (also with various modifications for proper fit) I am super impressed. I certainly wasn’t brave/crazy enough to attempt adding shaping to the actual cabled areas. Yikes. Fantastic job, though.
I LOVE that pattern!
I think this may be my next sweater!
This is such an interesting modification with a modern twist! And it does look wonderfully cozy.