Step 1: CO 290 sts.
Step 2: knit until you want to poke your eyes out.

There are more steps, but I’m stuck on step 2.

7.14.2009 Dug this poor thing out of storage. Hopefully I have enough will power to actually finish it this time around. The mister’s birthday is in 2 months and I’d love to give him a handknit sweater.

7.18.2009 Still working on the body, getting close to the point where I’ll join the arms. Decided to work the hems in lighter weight yarn on 2.25 mm needles. Have knit bottom hem but sewing it to the body is proving to be more complicated than I had planned on.

Okay, it took nearly 3 hours to get the lower hem sewed down. It was ugly. I’m hoping blocking will even out my wonky sewing skills. I have decided to work the hems on the sleeves by knitting the live hem stitches with sleeve stitches, hoping this will save me from more terrible sewing.

7.28.2009 Body is done and resting while I work on the sleeves. CO 58 stitches, work 8 rounds even. Work hem in contrast color, working 8 rounds even, one round in main color, turn hem and knit one sleeve stitch with one hem stitch around. Work one more round even, then begin increasing 2 stitches every 5 rounds per EZ’s instructions. Increase until there are 96 stitches. Work 57 rounds even.

7.30.2009 Finished the first sleeve and cast on for the second last night. Hoping to finish the sleeve by this weekend so I can join sleeves to the body and start working the yoke. I’ve gone through more yarn than I planned on and I’m starting to worry that I won’t have enough left.

8.2.2009 Put 23 stitches of each sleeve (centered over increase lines) and 23 stitches on each side of the body on holders. Attach sleeves. This is fiddly and I’m not sure how to keep all the stitches from stretching out around the armpits.

8.10.2010 Finished. It was supposed to be a gift for the mister’s 30th birthday. I finished it just in time for his 31st. Whoops.

Final Thoughts Knitting a sweater in black sock-weight yarn was maybe not the brightest idea I’ve ever had. I do, however, love the construction. It’s easy.

I have to say, though, that the yoke decreases (K1 K2tog all the way around) look almost like ruching or gathering - almost feminine. Were I to make another EZ seamless sweater, I’d likely go with saddle shoulder or raglan shaping instead of the seamless yoke to avoid the ruffles that come from the decrease rounds.

All said, it’s a decent sweater and he likes it.