Thank you all for your kind comments about Tom's sweater.
It was a labor of love! We talked about it (debated the Boyfriend Curse...then we got married so that became a non-issue) then decided on the pattern. It's a Drops pattern, fairly straightforward if you're experienced with cables and such. Took me a while to get it finished because I am not exactly fast when it comes to knitting...and I did spin the yarn for it as well. That takes time-a little over 2 years from sheep to Aran. I have enough fiber left to spin some sock yarn for a matching pair of kilt hose. I think he looks very handsome in his sweater and I think once it has been washed it should block out nicely and will hopefully full a little bit and tighten up. It's going to take a week to dry the thing-it weighs 5 pounds!!!
Thanks again! We'll post a photo of Tom in the full kit as soon as it becomes reality!