I love my husband very much. I also love to knit very much. I've tried to comine the two, but it just doesn't work out because JD doesn't like to wear knitwear. However, I showed him Knitty's Mangyle, and he said that if I knit it for him, he would wear it. I made it, and he's worn it - once.

Again, I knit most of this at work. I have very clear memories of being very pregnant, sitting down and knitting, listening to 80's Muzak, and not being interrupted for quite literally hours. It was very nice because this was my first foray into Fair Isle colorwork, and though it was a little difficult for me in the beginning, I had lots of quiet time to work out the technique and discover the easist way for me. Like most things from Knitty, the pattern was clear and easy to understand, and the result is beautiful...I mean, manly.

Hanging around. Again, no action shot. Like I said, JD's only worn it once, and he didn't volunteer to model it when I was taking pictures.

Detail of the argyle. Oh, how I loved that!

I'm quite proud of the neck decreases in the argyle. Mostly when I was knitting this, it was after eight at night, which is getting on in the evening for me, so me actually decreasing in pattern was quite a feat.

The little surprise on the back!

Detail!

Stats:

Yarn - Lion Brand Wool-Ease in dark gray, green, and white. JD chose the colors, but I chose the yarn. I love love love Wool-Ease, it's so soft and squishy, but also very light to knit with.

Needles - Honestly, I can't remember.