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Men's Cabled Cardigan

I made this for my husband's grandfather, Walt.

Created by: Ruth L

  • Project Details

    About

    Walt is a Navy veteran of WWII and a family man through and through. He has 93 years of history achieved and counts the many that he spent with his beloved wife, Betty, as the best of all. She loved to crochet and left behind many fine examples. I came along a few years ago and drew Walt's name this past Christmas. I had the idea that I would combine several different elements by knitting a "yarn hug" that would honor his love of the sea, his naval service, his British roots, and his appreciation of skilled needlework. My husband found some lovely bronze looking navy insignia buttons that really finished the sweater well. Walt absolutely loved it and my story about challenging myself with the pattern which was a translation from French (and needs a little re-working in parts.) He was a little misty when I told him that I thought about him, everyday, as I worked on it and that it was his turn to think about me, and remember that someone loves him dearly!

    Pattern

    An Eskevien by Thomas Connor

    This pattern can be found here:
    www.ravelry.com

    Yarns

    Needles & Hooks

    • Single Point 7.00mm (US 10.75) 30cm
    • Single Point 8.00mm (US 11) 30cm

    Accessories

    • Stitch Holder
    • Cable Needle
    • Buttons

    Measurements

    Notes: I made a size large. I did create a swatch and the needle size recommended produced results that matched.

    Tags

    • Sweaters
    • Men

    Craft

    Knitting

    Skill Level

    Advanced

    Status

    Complete
    Started on: Jan 30, 2016 Finished on: Nov 30, 2016

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    2 Comments

    • Alison B

      • Portsoy

      What a beautiful cardigan,lovely cable work, fantastic story too, sounds like a lovely man. You knit beautifully and I'm sure it is much appreciated.
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    • Ruth L

      One of the skills that I learned through doing this project was to knit the button band with a different sized needle at the same time while working on the right or left front. When you are finished, you have a perfectly "matched" button (or trim) band because it is worked at the very same time.
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