Fernet Branca for Chuck
Oh my goodness, this was a slog! But in the end, Chuck's happy with his finished sweater (at long last finished), so I'm happy. My husband chose this sweater based on a shop model. He loved the design and the color. So, I bought yarn for HIS size. This was when we were in Ellensburg for Yarnfolk's tenth anniversary (they just celebrated their 12th). The pattern is Fernet Branca by Baby Cocktails (Thea Colman). The yarn is Bluesky Woolstok worsted yarn in a beautiful dark blue called Midnight Sea. The pattern shows a woman wearing the sweater, but it's straight and simple in shape, so I thought I could pretty easily knit it to fit him. I didn't start knitting it right away. When I did, my gauge swatches at the pattern's gauge looked way too loose and a bit holey. This didn't seem like a good idea for a large man's sweater. So I used smaller (and smaller) needles till I got a gauge I liked for this yarn. And then realized that I would have to adapt by k...
