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Incidentally, I designed and made the hat that Dad is wearing. It's a Tyrolean-inspired green rabbit fur felt hat, hand-blocked over a vintage wooden hat block, and trimmed with pheasant feather, roped braid, and silver eidelweiss.
I would love to knit Dad another sweater, but I think it would be nearly impossible to knit Dad a sweater that hugged him in all the right places. Dad prefers a very ship-shape, tailored fit, which is something he picked up in the Marines.
That's Dad in 1952, in his Marine uniform. I love that picture.
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Tahki brand yarn
Blend of merino wool, cashmere, and silk
Knit with 4.0mm Clover brand bamboo circulars (because I was young and didn't know any better)
1200 grams of wool required
My own design, knit in the round, from the bottom up to the armholes.
Then, I divided the front and the back.
I knit the front on straight needles, back and forth to the shoulders.
I knit the back on straight needles, back and forth to the shoulders.
Three-needle bindoff for the shoulder seams.
Then I picked up the stitches in the arms and knit down to the wrist. I did not decrease anywhere in the sleeves and therein lies Dad's dissatisfaction. I just did not want to break the pattern, as you do, and therefore the sleeves are full, which is not bad, it's just a different look.
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