"Oh, that's lovely." He'd been expecting a pullover to take measurements from, but he could do a cardigan instead. "I'll have to get the measurements later, but do you think he'd like a cardigan with a lacy yoke instead? Or maybe one with lace panels at the front instead of on the sleeves?"

(OOC: Toffee is thinking of Lush http://tincanknits.com/pattern-HUK-lush.html or of adapting Windswept into a cardigan http://tincanknits.com/pattern-HUK-windswept.html)