The Sweater: Redford by Julie Hoover for Brooklyn Tweed

The Yarn: Brooklyn Tweed Loft – a bouncy and fluffy two-ply fingering weight yarn made of Domestic Targee – Columbia cross wool from Wyoming in the color way Newsprint

The Designer : Julie Hoover the brilliant mastermind behind a plethora of classic sweaters and accessories. Her patterns are a delight to knit, full of detail and shaping to make for a very custom and handsomely fitting garmet.

The Details: Finally I have the satisfaction of sharing this long overdue sweater I have been working on for my darling husband. His one request was for the sweater from Jaws. You know, the one that Sea Captain Quint wears to hunt ol’ Jaws himself. My husband is pretty nautically minded thanks to years as a Scuba Diver and boat owner, so the ironic nature of this request had to be indulged. We shopped for yarn in May. I swatched in worsted weight Shelter and decided that would be way to heavy for my persistantly warm love. Switching down to the Loft and swatching again I decided on a stitch pattern. I wanted to use a written sweater pattern with styling to insure a fit and details that would ultimately be loved. Enter a quality design! Now of course I did some edits to make it more Quint-Like. The back and front are knit in broken rib. The side panels are stockinette side out, as apposed to reverse stockinette as the pattern suggests. I also seamed the body and worked the sleeves in the round to cut down on seaming and to get the darn things done!!!