Pattern: Irish Moss from Aran Knitting by Alice Starmore
Size: medium
Yarn: 17 skeins of Jamieson’s Soft Shetland
– Anthracite (1050)
Notes:
– Pattern calls for 16 skeins while I used 17. Extra skein was from a different dye lot which was used for shoulder panels and ribbing around the neck. Difference is not noticeable.
– Able to achieve tension mentioned in the pattern using size 4.5 mm needles.
– Easier to obtain correct tension sample when sample did not have borders.
– Perfect yarn and pattern for splicing yarn ends so there are no yarn ends to weave into the sides.
I found this interesting Aran website called www.clanarns.com.
Purlwise 
OH OH OH OH! That is wonderful!!!!!! Congratulations on your finish and a fine job done, despite the hurdles you had to overcome. I’ve enjoyed watching your progress tremendously. What’s next?
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Oh wait, I see another aran may be in the works. I was so dazzled by the finished Irish Moss, I obviously didn’t fully comprehend the rest of your post!
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wow! that is so beautiful!! wish I could knit one like that 🙂 congratulations on that sweater!
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Congratulations! It is an amazing sweater. I’m glad you were able to get that one skien out of the body and onto the ribbing. It looks great on him.
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That’s a fantastic sweater !
Beautiful knitting.You should feel very proud of your lovely work.It’s such a great fit,too.
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Wow, it’s beautiful. I know everyone is all ga ga over Na Craga, but I prefer Irish Moss – nicely done.
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That looks fabulous!
I really need to get myself to the library and see if they have Aran Knitting. I’ve seen so many great sweaters from it, but don’t have the $200 to buy it from ebay. 😦 (Or, rather, refuse to pay that much for a book…)
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It’s absolutely beautiful! What an awesome sweater. I have this on my list to knit after I finish Na Craga. Your beautiful sweater makes me want to start knitting it NOW. 🙂
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Absolutely gorgeous, and he’s not bad either. No but really the sweater is beautiful. I bet my husband would love that, if only I could justify spending the hundreds needed to purchase the book on ebay. Who knows maybe one day I’ll find the book at one of these used books stores around the St. Louis area, not everyone knows what that book is going for on ebay.
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Thanks for all the wonderful comments. It’s definitely on the top of my all-time favorite projects.
Also, I’m so thankful to have access to a wonderful library otherwise this project wouldn’t have been possible. While Aran Knitting is a wonderful book, I just can’t see spending $200+ for it. I did recently see it in a local used bookstore but they knew what they had, so the price was still very high. I’m just hoping that Interweave /Alice Starmore will reprint the book some day.
What’s next? the Spin-Off sweater (finally).
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What a FABULOUS job you did on that sweater!!!!! What a lucky guy to have such a wonderful sweater 🙂
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Oooooo…Ahhhhh. That is truly beautiful!! Thanks for sharing.
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I have been admiring each little bit of Irish Moss that you’ve shown us, and the completed sweater is gorgeous.
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Perfect sweater, and – what’s more elusive for me – perfect fit. You must be so pleased!
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It is so lovely. I hope he is wearing it day-in-day-out! I enjoyed your splicing information – I always seem to forget to do that, and it would so work with my current project. I really enjoy hearing about the different yarns for these AK patterns. You did an amazing job!
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wow that is beautiful.I love the collar on the sweater too.awesome job!
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Congratulations on your latest finished object. Beautiful pattern and beautiful work. It’s an heirloom I’m sure will be loved for years
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Bravo! Irish Moss turned out beautifully, and you’re right — the difference in dye lots is not noticeable.
I’ll have to call it to the KM’s collective attention.
On the clan Arans. There aren’t any. No clan had it’s own Aran design. Now, that doesn’t mean that some of the Arans they show aren’t well worth knitting and having, but they aren’t specific to any clan. I love Arans, but I don’t follow any of the “mystic” theories about them.
MEM
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It is so beautiful ! Excellent work ! He should wear it with pride.
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Mary,
Yeah, I figured that http://www.clanarans.com is for us “Irish” Americans, that really don’t know much about our Irish roots.
For the longest time, every St. Patrick’s day my dad would say we were Irish while taking a sip from his mug that says “Kiss me, I’m Irish”. He sure was amazed to later find out that our family moved to Ireland from Southern France. Perhaps Mullins is derived from Molyens. It’s still not too late to get him a mug that says,”Kiss me, I’m a French/Irish American”.
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