Alexander has been asking me to knit him a sweater pretty much since he grew out of this one I made when he was about 2.
The kid has good taste. He would pull Alice Starmore's Aran Knitting off the shelf and suggest patterns to me. Complicated ones. At 11 he's not a little kid at 5ft 3inches with feet bigger than my size 9.5 shoe size and since I suspect he's not done growing, I wasn't ready to jump into a full on aran sweater.
So we negotiated. I went through Ravelry and chose sweaters I was willing to knit and we narrowed it down. Smart cookie I am, I went with aran to chunky weight yarn so it would be done fast. He chose this pattern and I chose the Debbie Bliss Donegal Luxury Tweed Chunky (on sale at Elann).
A month later, a sweater for my baby.
He loves it. I love him for loving it.
The only modifications were to sleeve and overall length.
The sweater is a man's small, and I think my gauge was a bit tight. It fits me (in a sweater girl tight way) so when he outgrows it I will still have it for myself!
That young man is a keeper! Very clever, to ensure a future for the sweater when the weed outgrows it.
Posted by: Anita | April 27, 2012 at 12:02 PM
Love it! And the taste of the young man who requested it!
Posted by: Janine | April 27, 2012 at 12:10 PM
Now that's forward thinking, making the "will fit me" size. I remember doing that when buying my daughter's roller blades.
It's a wonderful sweater. You will both get a lot of use out of it. At 11 he's selecting Starmore? Clearly a well educated young man. Teach him to knit for himself.
Posted by: amaryllis | April 27, 2012 at 04:04 PM
Great color choice!
Posted by: Kristen from MA | April 27, 2012 at 05:36 PM
That looks like an awesome sweater. Congrats on the speedy finish.
Posted by: Seanna Lea | April 27, 2012 at 11:11 PM
Handmade sweater = love
Posted by: Abby | April 28, 2012 at 06:59 AM
I just love that he wanted you to make him a sweater. (But am REALLY loving that you'll get a hand-me-down from your 11 yo!)
Posted by: Amy J | April 28, 2012 at 07:35 PM
Yeah, I think you should keep that kid. ;)
I would also like to state for the record that I am only 5'0" tall. You know, next time you have the urge to knit someone a sweater....
Posted by: Kim | April 28, 2012 at 11:32 PM
OMG - that kid and that sweater are adorable! LOVE IT!
Posted by: Sheri | April 29, 2012 at 08:25 PM
That's brilliant! I'm so glad he loves it and that you'll be able to use it once he outgrows it!
Posted by: Bonnie | May 03, 2012 at 12:50 PM
I love it! I think it is great that you will be able to wear it once he outgrows it. I am so behind on my hubby sweaters and now I have a new little man in my life to knit for. With a newborn in the house I am not getting much knitting done.
Posted by: Knittripps | May 08, 2012 at 08:35 AM