Iain Sweater

I finally finished my Iain sweater! I've been working on it for about a month and a half, but I had to take a break in there somewhere to work on some birthday presents. It was a monster, as I still consider myself new to the knitting game. It is a very large and complex project, and I'm super proud of it and it came out really well! I learned how to do a few new techniques which was really cool. I had to frog often, but I competed the giant project.

It's wonderfully baggy, crazy comfy, and stupendously warm -- it's like wearing a cuddly blanket.

I LOVE IT

I specifically chose a men's sweater for all of these reasons.

Alterations: I made the hood extra long by adding a third repetition of the center cable pattern. It runs all the way up the back and is the center of the hood. I also added a pocket because I require somewhere to put my hands and/or miscellaneous items. I don't consider a jacket/sweatshirt/sweater unless it has a pocket(s) of some sort. To make it, I just repeated the basketweave pattern and decreased as I saw fit to create a smooth curve. I also used a garter stitch on the open edges to match the aesthetic of the rest of the sweater.

Here are some progress shots:

My first picture of the progress

Token Baxter pic

Finished front and back, completed my first ever saddle shoulder

One arm finished

Wearing one arm finished

Side shot of the first arm. See how the cabling comes down off the shoulder and down the length of the arm? So cool.

Finished the second arm

"Artsy" shot of the mostly done sweater. Just the hood left to knit at this point.

Finished sweater pics

Cabling detail

Detail of the cabling and the front pocket

Whole sweater

Arms Spread

Back with the hood down

Back with the hood up. The center cable design runs all the way up the center of the hood

Front

Hands in the pocket

Obligatory silly model pose

I love my new sweater pose

Standard hands in the pockets pose

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