The Initial Sweater

Remember Hobbie's littlest wizards wearing their *Initial* sweaters? It was their very first holiday season.

Twins, blue sweaters...sounds familiar? That was 6 years ago and much larger sizes were recently commissioned for the coming fall season.

Our featured knitting pattern is for the adult version of Hobbie's rolled neck, initial sweater.

It is the very same design as the sweaters knit for the twins but this adult version is knit in a dark olive wool and mohair blend.

This design is adaptable to a variety of flecked, tweed, and variegated yarns.

The neckline is rolled with the cuffs and bottom edge trimmed with ribbing. This style of sweater is very easy to wear and to dress up or dress down. Add a large initial and you have the replica of a very popular sweater!

Although we often knit our samples using production "shortcuts", the rolled neck sweater pictured here is knit exactly as the pattern is written.

Cast on using your preferred method - we almost always opt for the most elastic cast on method taking the fiber content into consideration.

Please feel free to Contact Us with any specific questions regarding sizing and materials required to knit the Initial Sweater.

We decided on a wide neckline so the sweater could be worn layered over a shirt or turtleneck.

This is a very versatile style of sweater so we thought it would be fun to offer a variety of different edge finishes and knit a sample sweater for each type of edging.

While the sweaters for children are knit in acrylic for ease of care, the adult sweater shown above is knit in a light, worsted weight yarn of blended fibers, finished with a rolled neckline and ribbed bottom edge and cuffs. It is really more of an indoor sweater as the fabric is quite delicate.

What about initials?

Although there has never been much interest in having the letters charted out, we will be creating "Initial" templates for yarns such as Patons© Classic Merino wool and Lion Brand yarns.

The charts will allow you to knit in or duplicate stitch the letter onto the front of the sweater.

Although "oversized" on the small sweaters, we draft the "adult" initials to be about 7 inches high and 6 inches wide, and position the top of the letter approximately 3.5" to 4 " from the beginning of the neckline opening.

Larger initials, in a handwritten style and designed to be applied to the sweater front, will also be available for the newer Initial Sweater.

You can embellish the front with a knit-in or duplicate stitched "Initial"; you can let the yarn do the "talking"; you can knit the sweater with different edgings for a completely different look each time.

Why not replace the ribbing with a turned up hem and edge the neckline with a double stockinette stitch band? Or....you could let all the edge rolls!

Hobbie's entire collection of knitting patterns can now be found on a single website page, with patterns listed in categories.

Access to the patterns, which includes the Initial Sweater pattern is free with a subscription to our Wizard Wear Express Newsletter.

Here is our version of the buttoned raglan pullover.

Although this particular sweater is a prototype, we plan on fine tuning the design - without changing the overall "look" of the Weasley© style.

These buttons require special care and the initial is ultra-suede.

The initials were drawn out in two different font styles.

One initial was top-stitched before application. The second style can easily be hand appliqued onto the sweater front using a blanket stitch.

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