Green Pocket
Almost FOUR YEARS in the making... I completed knitting the pieces of this sweater right before my first post to this blog in July 2003. I had real fears it would not fit my husband. I blocked the pieces last fall, hoping to assemble and present the sweater by Christmas. Didn't happen. Finally for a birthday present, on time April 30th, but way way late.
This pocket was a wonderful experience. I used kitchener bind off to finish the pocket ribbing. I love this bind off. Sweater details in 2007 Photo Album.
Socks
Seems I cannot have a post without socks. Both of these are knit with Regia, blue ones for my husband, multi-color ones are for me.
These are Trekking XXL, white ones for me and pink ones for a special little girl. I love the white yarn, it is soft.
Well, off here to work on some more -- wait for it --
-- socks! How'd you guess?
Wow. M looks fabulous in his sweater. What a lovely color and pattern! Worth the wait, I'd say.
And as usual, your socks are fabulous.
Posted by: Cathy | May 02, 2007 at 10:00 PM
Wow!!! It looks great! Will he have to wait this long for the next one? ;)
Posted by: Beth | May 02, 2007 at 10:08 PM
OH the pictures turned out great! What a handsome hubby you have! I ended up grabbing an extra skein of the teal & turquoise sock yarn this afternoon from Andrea's stuff at Knit-Wit. Let me know if you'd like it. If you already ended up with one, no worries. I'll send details by email of my exciting afternoon!
Thanks for lunch, I had a great time and a very full tummy! Somehow my socks weren't so blah anymore. I'm half-way through the gusset now.
Posted by: christine | May 02, 2007 at 11:57 PM
Super wow! The sweater looks so good on him. Your socks are beautiful too. Great knitting!
Posted by: Joan | May 02, 2007 at 11:58 PM
What a gorgeous sweater! The color is absolutely perfect for him. Great job!
Posted by: Nanette | May 03, 2007 at 12:14 AM
such a beautiful gentleman´s sweater! oh our loved ones who have to be so patient! my husband was promised a sweater for his 50th birthday last february, but alas, I haven´t started it yet!
best wishes from Iceland
Frida
Posted by: Fríða | May 03, 2007 at 02:46 AM
It came out beautiful!
Posted by: Karen | May 03, 2007 at 07:54 AM
Looks fabulous! The colour is gorgeous and it fits just right. Well worth the wait but hopefully, he won't have to wait as long for the next one ;-)
Posted by: Marina | May 03, 2007 at 08:40 AM
What a beautiful sweater, and very well-suited to your hubby. Naturally, your socks are lovely too. I keep wanting to try your toe-up pattern, but it's so easy just to start a top-down pair on 4 dps from memory - I guess it's a comfort zone thing. One day I will try them though!
Posted by: Bet | May 03, 2007 at 05:14 PM
Absolutely gorgeous! Hubby is a nice looking dude too! I really love everything about the sweater.
Posted by: lillium | May 03, 2007 at 09:44 PM
The sweater is fabulous and the model's not too bad either. Poor guy, having to wait so long! Do you have any other sweaters in progress?
Posted by: Dorothy | May 07, 2007 at 09:26 AM
Beautiful sweater!
Posted by: Rachel | May 09, 2007 at 02:58 PM
very handsome sweater!
Posted by: vanessa | May 10, 2007 at 07:34 AM
Handsome sweater, handsome guy! I love the color.
Posted by: Lorette | May 10, 2007 at 12:50 PM
What a great sweater! I love the pattern and the color. My husband would really like something like that, I think :)
Posted by: hege | May 16, 2007 at 03:18 PM
Wow Chery! What a drop-dead gorgeous sweater!!! Beautiful knitting and color and what a great looking guy...hehehe..don't tell him, you may never be able to live it down :). And I love all the socks, but especially the white ones..yum....camping is coming up, so the wheel is coming back out and the socks will go on the needles. I have been doing some embroidery and quilting, but your pictures make the knitting bug bite hard.
Posted by: Robin | May 18, 2007 at 03:12 PM
Fabulous sweater! What a grand birthday present!
Posted by: Jean | October 31, 2007 at 01:47 PM