It’s a sweater!

Here you go! This still needs a little seam steaming to really finish it, but it’s all put together, and ready for cooler weather.

Sorry for the bad in-the-mirror photo. My usual photographer was unavailable, and Hank the corgi doesn’t have opposable thumbs, so he can’t manage the phone camera. The sleeves also look a lot puffier in that photo than in real life.

Project Details:

• Pattern: Father/Son Pullover, by Cheryl Hevey
• Yarn: Peace Fleece worsted, in the color It’s Gonna Be Alright. This yarn is actually more of an Aran weight; if you knit it to typical worsted gauge, it probably would stand up by itself.
• Started:December 2023. Yay! I managed to finish a sweater in less than a year!
• Finished: August 2024
• For: Me
• Needles:size 6 and 7 Chiaogoo
• Yarn/Pattern rating: The yarn is *****/*****. I adore Peace Fleece. The pattern is more of a ****/*****. I’ll explain below.

What I liked/learned: I love simple sweaters. This will get a lot of wear. The pattern is very straight forward. What I don’t love about this is the sleeve shaping. For the size I chose, the height of the sleeve cap is 11 inches, and the top of the sleeve before the sleeve cap is 18 inches. That makes for a really oversized sleeve, even when worn over a turtleneck. This would look great on a working man with huge shoulders and biceps. I knew this, I knitted it anyway. As I said, I’ll wear it, and love it. BUT:

Now I’m on a mission to knit the best-fitting plain stocking stitch crew neck jumper.

I’m coming up with a plan. Stay tuned.