This sweater was my first Adult design using Knitware and my own modifications after. I worked it up on my LK150 and hand knit the cuff and neck ribbing. This was my first zipper install as well.
In 2003 we went to Scotland and visited a yarn shop in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh and brought home this lovely Aran weight yarn. While walking streets there (did a LOT of walking around!) I saw a sweater very similar to this one (which of course inspired the design).