A Basic Birthday Sweater

 When the time came to plan my grandnephew Bug's 12th birthday present, I began as always by searching Ravelry for a suitable pattern.

 

 

 

 For the first time in Bug's life, I found myself having to search the men's patterns for a suitable sweater for him. While this gave me some of those "how is he this big already" qualms, it did open up my options, and the design I chose was 208-3 Reykjavik from Drops. It's a free pattern. As to the yarn, I went to Romni Wools here in Toronto and bought 400 grams of Drops Karisma yarn in Blue Turquoise, and 150 grams of Off White. 

 

 

 

 As best as I can recall given that I'm writing these words about fifteen months after finishing the sweater, this project knitted up with no problems. This was definitely not my favourite project ever, but it's okay. It's serviceable and wearable enough, and blue is Bug's colour.  

 

 

 

 I did rather enjoy that this design is nearly reversible. 

 

 

 Along with the sweater, Bug got a "Ultimate Planet" dig kit. The idea seems to be he's supposed to dig through the little planet in the box with the tools provided to excavate some gemstones. Bug likes science-related things, and this was the best I could do on my budget. 

 

 

 

 My lack of enthusiasm for this one aside, it wasn't such a bad gift for a twelve-year-old boy.