Jan 26, 2014

FO: Flax Pullover (Part I)

Late last fall, I cast on a pullover for my hubby as I wanted to give him a hand-knitted gift for Christmas. He's above average in height and slim but having never knit a man-size sweater before, I was a little apprehensive. After all, I've only knit garments for me and Miranda, and we're on the small side.  For this project, I needed to think differently about width and length and overall stitch count.  



You already know how much I love working with Patons Classic Wool so yarn choice was a no-brainer especially as I wanted this sweater to be a hard-working wardrobe staple ~ and seriously, don't you love this olive colorway?  My sister, Esther, picked up 1,400 yards for me to knit the medium/large size of Tin Can Knits' Flax pullover, and I took only two weeks to knit it.



This is a well-written pattern and for anyone knitting their first top-down raglan pullover, I highly recommend it. The only modification that I made was not knitting the garter stitch panels down the sleeves ~ I'm not a big fan of this detail so omitted them. 



Hubby loved getting this sweater from me but I'm going to be completely honest here ... it wasn't a complete success.  I'll save that story for another post so stay tuned.

12 comments:

  1. The sweater looks like a one man would totally wear! I've never knitted such a big project so I'm impressed. Great color too.
    Cheers!

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  2. Great color. How sweet you knitted for your husband.

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  3. I will have to check out this pattern Evelyn, the sweater you knit for your husband looks fantastic.

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  4. Looks great! Am also looking forward to hearing your tale.

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  5. What a great sweater! I have never knit garments before but this pattern seems like the perfect one for a newbie like myself!

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  6. I already know what's coming so I won't spoil the secret :-) But I do love the color!

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  7. Hats off to you. Knitting a man's sweater is an accomplishment. I'm still afraid of sweaters with that whole aspect of fit!

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  8. Woohoo, that's an excellent finish! Bravo!!

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  9. There may have been drama, but is a fantastic finished object! I can imagine how pleased your husband was to receive such a gift of love!
    xoxo

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  10. I really like the color of the yarn, and it looks like a classic! Can't wait to hear part II!

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  11. A simple and classic sweater...every man would love to get one of these under the tree! Great job knitting it in just two weeks, too!

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  12. It is simple amazing to me (a non-knitter) that the plain skeins of yarn I picked up for you turned into this gorgeous sweater!! Color is even more wonderful than when it was rolled up into a ball...I can see that color would be perfect on Mark! Fabulous work!

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