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Cobblestone Complete!
2008 @ 9:15 am
I finished my husband’s first hand knit sweater just in time for his birthday! We will no longer speak of which birthday it is, okay? I decided I’ll block this when it’s dirty.
I had two false starts with this sweater and wound up knitting the entire body twice. It wasn’t until I was done with the second knitting that I realized I had made a major boo boo in the stitch pattern for the side panels (I knit reverse st st instead of garter). No way was I going back. Now, I like it better this way! it gives the sweater an eensy bit of negative ease.
Full details can be found on Ravelry, but the main details are that I used Rowan’s Scottish Tweed Aran on size 9 needles. The kitchener under the arms looks great and I used the ends of that yarn to tighten up the pit holes.
Considering my original deadline, without any screw ups, was January 2009, I am really happy it’s complete before the year is out. Jason is very happy with the sweater and I think it looks great on him. I highly recommend this pattern for a man in your life.
PS-don’t even think about skipping the short rows. This is where the magic of the fit lies!
Comments
Great job! I’m sure Mr. Sassy will get a lot of use out of it this winter. It’s already freezing outside!
Great fit! He wears it well. This is quite the accomplishment! I’ll be sure to keep it a secret from my husband 
i love it!!! and mr sassy looks like he enjoys modeling, no? 
It’s awesome!!! He looks great in it! Uh oh, now he’s going to want more!
love love love it! it is the perfect fit for him and it came out great! good job, mama.
i’d make it but my husband barely ever wears his saddle shoulder except when in the mountains. i have to save the knitting time for me.
Wow, your Cobblestone looks great! Congrats on a very manly FO 
What a great job! I was hoping, one day to knit this for Mr B, but he says it’s ‘not him’ *sigh* it looks like a great pattern to knit. And I think the reverse st st worked out well for you – I’m really glad you didn’t rip at that point, the horror!