After knitting “the Shire” sweater for my husband, which was bottom up and in pieces, I decided to do this project top down. Top down is just a cleaner knit with less finish work. Also, I want a more fitted neck. My husband will not wear a wide turtle neck that is a feature in the original pattern.

I have a whole bunch of Continga in my stash, so I am using this yarn.

I’m using a us#8 needle on the black and going up to a #9 on the stranding. I found that the pattern fit in most of my yoke, not leaving much pattern work on the body. My husband is tall so I have 18” to knit from the armpit to hem. I also am knitting in a ten stitch gusset in the under arms and body.

I used: Jeny’s surprisingly stretchy bind off from the “Sockhead Cowl” pattern, which I am also knitting. It adds a yarn over in the bind off making it a good bind off for the ribbing an neck. My husband requested a roll neck.

I’m starting on an arm 12/12/2019.