Sweaters that cry out 'I'm not from a big-box store'

After Ziggy's Mama's Little Rebel sweater we travelled to Australia to hang with the other half of our extended family. Amongst the crew are 2 amazing (now 10 year old) boys. I knew I had to make them sweaters as well... I'm a Butterfly, Cotton, Super 10 DK fan (the Che sweater is Super 10) so here's what I came up with....

Now, first, I should mention that there aren't very many plain and simple patterns for 12 year olds that I could use as my basis (never make a size 10 for a 10 year old.... It's a waste of time, my friends....) So I used the same basic pattern that I use for all my kids' sweaters -- Kate Buller's Style your own Kids' Knits is an excellent source for patterns & motifs... but I needed more 'grown up' iconography for my 2 amazing surfin'/sk8tr boy nephews... note the super cool flames & stars on Dylan's jumper (British/South African/Aussie for sweater) from Stitch 'n Bitch Nation.. Josh's Skull and Bones are from the Buller's Motif Library....

JOSH'S SURFER DUDE JUMPER

DYLAN'S SK8TR BOY JUMPER

Who says sweaters from your knit-addicted Canadian aunty have to be boring?