By Bruce Weinstein
Perfect for Him. ideal for Her.
Everyone desires the fitting comfortable sweater. One they could gown up or down. it may be basic sufficient for him, but fashionable and flattering for her. Rediscover the boyfriend sweater, a flexible garment that either men and ladies will fall head over heels for.
Knitwear clothier Bruce Weinstein has reinvented the vintage boyfriend sweater with 19 ultra-comfortable tasks designed to paintings on either women and men. Knit up a sumptuous cardigan ideal for any vital social gathering, a varsity pullover with his-and-her initials, or one among 4 delicate and complicated texture-rich scarves for you or him. all through, you’ll locate the best way to adapt every one development, regulate the proportions, and select yarns to make the glance extra masculine or female. Plus, research 19 knitting options you’ve regularly desired to grasp, together with brioche sew, reversible cables, and reasonable Isle, in addition to seaming recommendations to provide your initiatives a qualified finish.
Whether you’re knitting for your self or for the fellow on your lifestyles, those beautiful tasks are absolute to be classics you’ll wear—or borrow—for years to come.
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