This is how you create a new knitter: take the newbie to a yarn store and expose them to the Manos del Uruguay. When they recover from their faint, but protest that they don’t know how to knit, explain that this well-explained pattern here (with modified drop or peasant shoulders) is perfect for beginners. “Accented with 2/2 ribbing and a sporty split neck collar,” as Selesnick observes, it’s extremely easy and a timeless look, and shows off the yarn perfectly. And there’s only the front neck shaping to work as a curve, and the instructions for picking up for the collar are very wise and teach the knitter to think for him- or herself. For a guy, just make the collar a crew or turtle. They’ll be hooked like that.