Since I've always had success using this guide to make Patrick's sweaters, I thought I'd try my hand using it to make a custom raglan for myself. So I got JD to help me measure myself, did all the math [!!!], and started knitting.

Actually, way before any of this, I went to Inishbofin, Ireland, and bought a hand-knit sweater. This sweater was made by a little old lady, whom I met, out of yarn made from the island's sheep, some of which are pictured below:

Awwwwww, so cute!

Any road, I hadn't worn the sweater since the day I bought it because it didn't fit [go figure]. One day, years later I was rearranging my closet and decided that, instead of just moving the sweater from one place to another, I would attempt to dismantle and unravel it and make my own sweater. So, after a couple of weeks of fiddling with the yarn and making it into balls, I did the measurements and the math and started knitting. The finished product is my Bofin sweater.

Onward:

Amazingly, or maybe not, this sweater fits me! I even decreased a bit for my waist and increased back for my hips. Unfortunately, I haven't worn this yet because it never got cold enough this past winter. I will, though, if ever it gets cold. The yarn is very rough and scratchy, but it'll be fine if I wear a thin shirt underneath it.

Detail of the beautiful flecks.

Stats:

Yarn - Inishbofin wool

Needles - Boye size 8 circs and dpk