Modified vintagey cardigan

[MandyLikesPie]

Hello! This sweater is modified from the Pumpkin Pie jacket pattern in Amazing Crochet Lace. A few notes on my mods:

--The small/med was for a 36" bust and I come nowhere close to that, so I used worsted Lion Woolease instead of the bulky boucle yarn in the pattern, and I also decreased the hook size to get it the size I needed.

--I significantly lengthened the body and the arms by repeating the pattern.

--The arms were done in the round without decreases, so the elbow part was supposed to be as wide around as the shoulder part. I didn't want floppy sleeves, so every two rounds I decreased one hook size to taper the sleeves while still maintaining the pattern. I went from a K down to an H. I was pretty proud of that idea 

--I added buttons all up the front instead of using the recommended single closure.

Front view


Back view


Upclose of stitch pattern


Thank you for looking! 

[rina]

Wow, I love it, how beautiful.  Was there any waist shaping involved?  It skims your torso nicely. 

[peppermintwind]

Clever mods.  ^_^

[Trifarina]

It looks very nice, and way more wearable than the version in the book. 
I liked her ideas, but I think the items would have been better with more thought towards crafting garments rather than "exploding" doilies.
Great job improving the design!

[arabella]

great job!  it's adorable and looks super on you.  waaaaay better than the version in the book!  great vision on your part.

[kittin1982]

beautifully done!  it looks great on you!

[eatmoreplants]

That really is beautiful!! Great work!

[gina-marie]

that is definitly a sweater I would want to buy if i saw it in a store

[HeHa]

i love it! ah, yet another project to add to my ever expanding To Do list

[MandyLikesPie]

Thanks everyone for the compliments!  I had fun making this, and I'm glad you like it! To respond to a couple things:

Was there any waist shaping involved?

Nope, no waist shaping! It was straight all the way down. The body of the original design ended just below the bust, but I added quite a bit of length. I'm not very curvy so I didn't use any shaping. The garment is a little bit stretchy, so it creates its own shape. I was very careful to try it on after every row of boxes to make sure it fit.

I liked her ideas, but I think the items would have been better with more thought towards crafting garments rather than "exploding" doilies.

I completely agree. The patterns look really fun to make, but some would look ridiculous if I wore them. I was kinda bummed when I realized I wouldn't wear much of what is in the book, but I loved the stitch pattern on this jacket so wanted to do something with it.

Thanks again