Lord Raglan

I was spinning at my dear friend Lisa's and telling her about the sweater that I'm trying to knitting. It has raglan sleeves and so she shared the story of the raglan sleeve. Turns out that Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, the 1st Lord Baron Raglan lost his arm due to injuries he sustained during campaign for Waterloo in 1815. After the loss of his arm, Lord Raglan had a difficult time dressing himself and ultimately his tailor designed a diagonal sleeve that had enough room for the Baron to get his remaining arm through more easily. Who knew?



Here's a pic of the sweater that I'm working on. The pretty blue yarn was hand dyed by my wonderful Aunt Polly of Tennessee Valley Fibers.