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Brick Pullover
This pullover has a very unusual construction: The
front and back sections with the grid design are rectangles with
blunted corners at the top; each sleeve/shoulder/neck section is a
single piece. The two sleeve/shoulder/neck pieces are joined vertically
at the center back and then sewn to the tops of the front and back
rectangles. This forms a modified saddle shoulder, with no seam around
the armholes. Interesting!
Sample garment measures 42".
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Aaron
Chest: 39"
Height: 5'11"
3" Positive Ease
Aaron is only wearing one thin layer under the sweater,
showing how it looks good on a range of chest sizes. Good length at
both hem and sleeve. (It must be noted that Aaron did not want to give
the sweater back.)
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Eric
Chest: 41"
Height: 6'6"
1" Positive Ease
Again, for a summer sweater, this size might be fine;
but if Eric wanted to wear anything more than a tee shirt underneath,
he would want the next size up. The sleeves definitely need
lengthening; he might want the hem just an inch or so longer as well.
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Mark
Chest: 35.5"
Height: 5'11"
6.5" Positive Ease
Mark is wearing this sweater over a couple of layers,
so it's a good example of how positive ease can help with layering! The
length is good, the sleeves are good, and Mark really liked the feel
and texture of the cotton/bamboo yarn. He also pointed out that the
rusty brick "was not really his color," and said he'd like it in a blue
or green.
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T.J.
Chest: 40.5"
Height: 5'9"
1.5" Positive Ease
T.J. is the only knitter in the group, and pointed out
that he could make this sweater for himself, thank you very much! He
would make the sleeves a bit longer to fit his long arms. For a
spring/summer sweater, he felt this amount of ease was fine; but for a
winter sweater, he would want the next size up, in order to give
himself a bit more ease to fit over another layer or two.
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Plus One
Not-Man: Sandi
Chest: 41"
Height: 5'4" on a tall day
1" Positive Ease
This is a VERY comfortable sweater. However, I
personally felt that it really called attention to my bustline, in a
not-attractive sort of way. The V-neck ends too low, pointing at the
horizontal line going straight across the top of my bust. It's kind of
like a frame for The Ladies. Not good. Sewing up the V-neck would help,
so that it did not point right at that seam. And lowering the seam
might help, too! Wonder what it would look like with the seam running
below the bustline? Or having the pattern be an all-over pattern? This
points to an interesting fact: For men, having that line go across
their chest with the contrast between plain and pattern right at chest
level helps call attention to their manly chests. For a woman who may
not want this kind of attention in that area, the design details would
have to be modified according to her body type and knitting preferences.
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