Original Pattern: Worsted Boxy

Knitter Extraordinaire: Bintou (Ravelry ID, blog)

Mods: Changed the gauge from worsted to DK, shortened the length dramatically,  and added a cable panel. Project page can be found here.

What Makes This Awesome: I envy Bintou. She not only knit this utterly amazing sweater in quite possibly the most perfect colourway that is of course dyed in France, she also lives in Paris, surrounded by knitting. But the sweater, we’re here to talk about the sweater! Bintou previously knit the fingering weight version of this pattern, so she had a good sense of where she could make modifications on her next go around. I love the central cable panel, it looks great in this shorter version (It wouldn’t have worked as well on the oversized without seeming a bit of a racing stripe) and the proportions in the DK are all on point. I wish I had this sweater in my closet! If you looked at this pattern before and thought the original had too much fabric, consider this great mod.