Although I have devoted most of this year to learning how to knit lace, I didn't really think it was appropriate to give my male main supervisor a delicate lace shawl (although I would have liked to see his face if he had gotten one).
For Miguel I chose a simple pattern with lovely cables all around. I knew I wanted cables and something of an Aran feel, but I didn't want to knit something that was too busy. I also knew I wanted nice blue wool. I chose
this pattern for the sweater because I loved the simple, clean look it had and I thought it would suit my supervisor very well.
Then it was time to get the wool! Nothing really is as exciting as going to the wool shop for a project you are going to give someone that is very important in your life. Miguel has been a thoughtful, kind and all around A+ supervisor, and I wanted to give him a graduation present that reflected how thankful I was for this opportunity. I used a visa run to London as the perfect opportunity to get some lovely, hand-dyed, Aran weight wool. I went to
Loop for the wool and spent a little more than I had hoped (but after spending the better part of an hour talking about wool with the nice woman there I just had to pay the eighty pounds :/ )
I knitted the sweater with some help from E, Mg's mom. She explained some things I didn't understand about the pattern (I didn't know how to read sweater patterns!) and it took me about three weeks of full-time knitting. It did come out even better than I imaged though!
