The Boyfriend Sweater

The Man is wearing a sweater that I made for myself, around twenty years ago. It was on the back cover of Rowan issue #2, that goes for big bucks now on ebay. When I found that out, I quickly went down to my storage area to see if I still had it! It still has a lot of sweaters in it that I would like to make. I knit it from Manos, and before I had a clue about how to do intarsia. I carried the background yarn behind the leaves. I'm a self taught knitter, if you remember. About five years ago, I washed the sweater, and not knowing the advantages of using the spin cycle, I put the sweater, heavy with water, into the dryer on the air setting. I felted the sweater. I was going to cut up the fabric to make pillows or dog coats, but when the Man saw it, he wanted to wear it because it would be a warm sweater. I cut a slit into the neck, and not very neatly, so the Man could get his head through. He wears this sweater a lot. Which I think is funny, because he hardly ever wears the sweater that I actually knit for him. I think the sweater shape is a little girly, but I'm getting used to the look on him. The Man isn't terribly gender sensitive when it comes to warm clothing. Sometimes, he wears this sweater inside out, which looks rather interesting. So, did I avoid the boyfriend sweater curse? Not really. The Man and I have broken up twice in the eight years that we've lived together. Once for a few days, and once for about a month. I guess I'm safe to knit him more stuff. I would like to, but the truth is, the Man really doesn't care about it. I would like to knit for a Man. I might like to design something for a man, because I don't think there's enough classic, cool things available for them. Perhaps I'll do something for one of my nephews when time permits.