Men Who Knit Promoting and inspiring the art of knitting amongst men.

Completed in 13 days (August 16-29, 2009) - using a basic top-down raglan knitting pattern and adding a technique of alternating 2 yarns every 2 rows, I created this sweater using 12 different skeins of Noro Kureyon wool yarn. Exploiting the subtle color changes, I was careful to try to blend the end of one skein with the beginning of another.

The neckband, waistband and cuff ribbings were done with the more "neutral" color of the alternating two. I decided that because of the way the colors change that it's probably best to just let the colors do their work. There's no way to know what a sweater like this will look like until it's knitted - the yarns all change so randomly that it's always a surprise! I am planning on doing another of these sweaters, but next time I plan on buying 6 of one colorway and 6 of another colorway (or a solid) and striping this way...

It also won yesterday [2nd Place] at the Los Angeles County Fair, 2009 "Men Knit Too" Contest

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