The 9 Year Sweater

I taught myself how to knit about 10 years ago, with some intervention along to way to correct my rather wacky technique and style. I started knitting this sweater 9 years ago, as a project to take on my big 2-month trip around Europe with Sally. I used moss stitch with a cable on the front, with a nice sport weight black wool. I never finished it. Over the years I worked on it here and there until about 3 years ago I discovered I was about one skein short. I had finished all but one half of one sleeve.

Well, I recently had a knitting renaissance and decided I could put this wool to better use, and pulled the whole thing out. No kidding. I will reuse the yarn.

It’s now this sweater.

You can see the 3 cables and the detail of the moss stitch if you look closely.