Cobblestone

Cobblestone

It's been a little chilly lately. In fact it was so chilly earlier this month that we actually got snow. I can't say that I have ever seen trees shed green leaves before. Thankfully Cobblestone is now done and ready and being enjoyed by hubby much more than I expected he ever would. I won't complain!

I did my test swatch flat and got a different gauge than the pattern calls for. Due to this I cast on the appropriate stitches for an XSmall (I did some math as the pattern doesn't give this size), and jumped right in. Of course I ended up getting the gauge that the pattern actually calls for. Go figure.


I ended up adding 3 extra inches onto the sleeves and two inches onto the body to get them where they needed to be for my 6'3" hubby. I've had to give him a stern talking to about pulling on his sleeves. He has a habit of doing this to his old sweaters that have shrunk. And of course this has now carried over into his new sweaters.

At first the sweater was rather snug, but now it's slowly growing into a comfortable size for him.

For the past few months hubby has been writing on my laptop up in the extra bedroom/craft room/writing space. Because of all the extra things in this room we'd rather the cats stay out unless we're there with them. Due to this the door is usually shut and it can get a little chilly in there. Most every time I've seen hubby in there since I gave him the sweater he's been wearing it and his wool socks. Brings a smile to my face every time.

Details:
Pattern - Cobblestone by Jared Flood
Yarn - Cascade Ecological Wool 2.1 skeins (8049 - Dark Ash)
Needles - US8 (5mm) Addi circular needle
Modifications - XSmall size, longer sleeves and cuffs

I really enjoyed knitting this sweater. Somewhat mindless, easy to understand, easy to alter. Looks nice and simple and he loves it.