Pattern : Dad’s Aran from Knitting the New Classics
Yarn : Gedifra Shetland, discontinued
(pattern calls for Classic Elite Evergreen)
Color : #14 [brown tweed]
Content : 80% New Wool, 20% Alpaca; 100g; 183 yds
Gauge : 4.5 sts/inch
Needles : US 9
# of balls : eleven
Designer : Kristin Nicholas
Of all the sweaters I’ve made so far, I enjoyed this on the most. It’s made of a shetland wool/mohair blend and with the cables, it’s very soft and squishy. It was for my dad for Christmas in 2002. He’s worn the hell out of it - which is fabulous.
