Original Pattern: Lakeland
Knitter Extraordinaire: Liz (On Ravelry here)
Mods: Slimmed the sleeves and the overall fit of the sweater, adjusted the neckline for a scoop, and shortened the length. Details on her project page, here.
What Makes This Awesome: The original pattern is a big cozy cocoon of a sweater and beautifully designed, but could easily be too much on a smaller frame. Liz took key elements of the patterns and created this beautifully simplified version – I love the scoop neckline, which still fits in perfectly by using the twisted rib stitch on the original design’s funnel neck.
Liz’s mods are the perfect merging of a customized look and fit. Reducing some o the positive eas and shortening it to hip length really let the key elements of the sweater shine through, as she kept thoughtful details like the back vent, split hem, and the detail down the spine. Doesn’t this look like the perfect weekend sweater?!
The sweater looks fantastic!
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
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I love this. Sometimes a big cozy sweater, as much as I love them, can be too much on those of us with small frames and narrow shoulders. I really love the scoop neckline and shortened length. Well done Liz!
Would you consider posting a picture of the original pattern here, so those of us who aren’t familiar with it can see the modifications and compare them to the original all on this site? Just a thought! I always love looking at these but sometimes I can’t appreciate the transformation until I dig deeper!
Hi Rachel, I link to the original pattern in every Mod Monday post – but I email the knitter in question to ask for using their photos in advance, and if I then also published the pattern photos, internet etiquette would require me to email the publisher to ask for permission as well, adding an extra layer of waiting for confirmation to post about it. As sometimes I don’t get any reply ( not everyone is still keeping up on their Ravelry account), that would mean some project wouldn’t get posted at all, because I wouldn’t have heard back from whomever owns the copyright for the pattern photos. As it stands, I link back to the original pattern page on Ravelry so that you can review the pattern details as they are presented. Hope that helps clarify!
Cheers,
Julie
This is a really great modification, especially on the neckline. A lot of jumpers like these have really high necklines, and even though I’m not the most endowed (lol -trying to word this politically correct) i don’t think small necklines are the most flattering on most people. I will definitely try and look at sweaters like this more openly, thinking about how i could adjust the neckline! well done, Liz 🙂