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Giveaway: Great Knit Sweaters for Guys Big & Small

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Great Knit Sweaters for Gusy Big and SmallCongrats to Jeanne!

If you have a guy — big or little — who you like to knit for, you probably know it can be frustrating to find sweaters that you want to knit and that they want to wear.

The designs in Great Knit Sweaters for Guys Big & Small by Andrea Sanchez aim to fix that problem, with lots of great, relatively simple for the guys but not too boring for the knitter projects they will actually want to wear.

The book has 12 sweaters, sized from child’s size 2 up to men’s XXL, so you can knit the same basic sweaters multiple times, for every guy in the family. Check out all the projects on Ravelry.

Honestly, I would knit a lot of these sweaters, maybe with some different details or more color, for my daughter or myself as well, but they are great staple pieces for guys, too. From a baseball type sweater to a raglan to a circular-yoke sweater, there’s a lot of fun stuff to choose from, whoever you’re knitting for.

If you’d like a chance to win a copy of this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, July 17. I’d love to know about the guys in your life you knit for.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing the giveaway with your knitting friends. Good luck!

[Photo via Stackpole Books.]

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  2. Who wouldn’t love to have a new book of patterns designated just for the “hims” in your life?! I certainly would! They can sure be hard to buy for, especially the older they get, so this would be perfect!! Thanks for the opportunity!!

  3. Thanks for the giveaway.
    Great for the hard to buy for or for
    a unique sweater for that special little guy.

  4. I have 2 main guys… My hubbo & my son… I’ve knit quite a few things for my son that he wears (and has worn out). He’s a college student ant the biggest hit in the past few years was washable wool earflap hat in school colors. One of his friends even tried to commission me to make one for him until my son intervened.

  5. I knit for my husband and 23-year-old son – in green and white – which are the colors of their favorite soccer team.

  7. I knit for both my husband and my son – but it is so hard to find patterns that they like!

  8. I’m the guy I knit sweaters for. Most of my guy friends only want caps or scarves, and one wants a blanket for his king sized bed (Yeah, good luck with that one, Clyde!) I’ve only knit a sweater for one other guy, years ago. He wasn’t my boyfriend, but he disappeared anyway. Or maybe I did, I can’t remember.

    I’m familiar with Andrea’s work, through Ravelry and her blog. It’s great that all but one of these patterns is for all sizes, and that the adult sizes range to include us enhanced circumference guys. Thanks for the giveaway!

  9. I used to knit for my husband, he’s the man in my life! Now I only knit simple and quick things so he got a hat but not a sweater lately. It would be nice to start again a real project.

  10. Knitting for men is a little bit difficult sometimes. They prefer dark colors, straight lines, no decor…. it can be boring but when I knit for my husband I do it with love and I know that a special smile will brighten the day!

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Add a Little Lace to Your Knitting Patterns

If you’re new to lace knitting or just aren’t sure how to incorporate the technique into garments, check out these tops and sweaters that use lace as a decorative element.

The easiest lace out there is eyelets, and you can practice them plenty with this eyelet covered sweater from Knitcro Addict. It uses light/DK weight yarn and is worked in four pieces knit flat. It’s intended to be a little cropped and a little oversized, and includes sizes XS to XXL in the pattern.

If you’re in parts of the world where it’s getting colder as you read this, the Nora sweater from Bummbul might be a good choice. This is actually a great one for learning lace because it’s worked in super bulky yarn, which makes it easier to see what you’re doing and makes the lace super graphic. This one just comes in one size, with a 42 inch (106) cm bust, but that could fit a variety of people depending on how much ease you like.

Minimi Knit Design has a cute allover lace cardigan worked in one piece from the bottom up. It’s worked in lace weight mohair held double, which maybe isn’t the best for those new to lace (because it can be hard to rip out) but it sure is pretty. Sizes range to fit from 30 to 66 inches/76 to 168 cm bust measurements.

If you’d rather not have lace all over your sweater, you can knit the Lumi sweater from Originally Lovely, which has a chevron lace pattern on the yoke and is otherwise worked in reverse stockinette stitch. (It’s worked inside out so you don’t have to purl every stitch.) The pattern has 9 sizes from XS to 5XL and uses worsted weight yarn.

Or try the super romantic sookie blouse from Trust the mojo (available on Ravelry). This sweet top is started working flat from the bottom up and has a V-neck and I-cord edgings. The sleeves are worked separately in the round, and the pieces are all joined together to work in one piece to finish off the top. It comes in eight sizes and is available in English and French.

You can also pair lacy sleeves with an otherwise plain top, like on the Starflower Wrap from Annelise Driscoll Gingrow. This intermediate pattern makes a wrap sweater with generous lacy sleeves and a double wrap belt. The pattern has nine sizes, from XS to 5XL, and is available for free from Hobbi.