It’s not
easy to find the ideal man’s jumper- especially if he wants it to fit (why
not?), to be wool & to be a colour
of his choosing- not just the colours that happen to be in the shops at that
time.
True you can
find men’s wool jumpers in a bigger range than I think for women’s jumpers, but
they are usually very fine knit and therefore lack warmth in wearing. Of course
they also miss the fact that they are not a custom fit and may not have the
ideal ‘neck’.
So, having
got the fit right (this is not the first I have knitted in this design), the
next step is to decide on the yarn. This yarn is Knoll Supersoft Nm 11.5/2 from
my friend Sally at www.dewsnapswoollens.co.uk.
It’s a great yarn for the knitting machine and I guess for hand knitting too.
It comes in a lovely large range of colours too.
Then to
think about the features that will really make it a high quality garment –
fully fashioned decreases for the sleeves, my custom neckline to the right
depth, virtually invisible machine constructed shoulder seams, side and armhole
seams to match and more importantly to me seams in the ribbing that can’t be
found. These details are a delight to produce and do make all the difference to
a plain garment where there is nowhere to hide!
A stage in
the construction of the perfect depth neckline
More
about other features that I mention above can be found on my website www.janetmajorimage.co.uk under
knitting (designer).
