Folklore cat sweater (my favourite project to date!) - Feddit UK

Didn’t want to just lurk on Lemmy, so thought I’d re-share one of my favourite projects to date: a folklore cat sweater! I made this as a present for my friend, who’s a big Taylor Swift fan and a doting cat parent. Quick background: Taylor Swift wore a gorgeous white cable knit cardigan in [one of her music videos.](Taylor Swift - cardigan - YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K-a8s8OLBSE [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K-a8s8OLBSE]) That came to be known as the Folklore Cardigan, and you could buy it as merch or recreate it with this free Lion Brand pattern [https://www.lionbrand.com/products/folklore-cardigan-knit]. I also saw some pet verions, and knew my friend would love one for her cat! I based my stitch counts off of a pattern generator [https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/perfect-fit-dog-sweater-cat---pattern-generator]. (At the time, this was a free pattern. It’s now 2 dollars, so still great value. But I think a free Drops pattern [https://www.garnstudio.com/pattern.php?id=10498&cid=17] in the small size would also have worked fine.) Then I rounded up/down to get a stitch count that easily fit the cable patterns from the folklore cardigan. Taylor’s cardigan has applique stars, so I crocheted a couple using this video [https://www.bhookedcrochet.com/2015/05/06/crochet-star/] (I’d never crocheted before, but the video was just easy enough to follow). My friend and I were really happy with the result! (Her cat less so haha) It’d be a stretch to call it a pattern, but if you’d like to make your own, I wrote down my measurements, stitch counts and instructions to myself in my Ravelry project notes [https://ravel.me/kjnunn/pfdcspg]. Happy to answer any other questions!