Hello.,
I’ve been knitting aprox 15 yrs, i’m self taught and consider myself to be a enthusiastic advanced beginner level knitter. I’ve never made a sweater. I 'd really love to try. Can anyone advise me of a easy to read and follow pattern to start with? 
I’ll be watching for the responses to this one. I’m ready to try my first sweater now too.
Its a personal thing & skills vary greatly with each person but probably the easiest options are those with minimal shaping, drop sleeves or raglan. (Set in sleeves can be a pain to sew in.)
A few ideas.
Drop sleeve
http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/patterns/easy_no_sew_sweater.php
http://www.berroco.com/187/187_maura.html
Raglan
many folk would recommend the top down raglan. One here.
http://glampyreknits.tripod.com/glampyrephotos/id44.html
Most of these are good starting projects. http://www.dailyknitter.com/exclusive.html
Many popular pattern sites have the patterns listed with skill level. from beginner to advanced.
http://www.knitty.com/archive.html
http://cache.lionbrand.com/content-knittingPatternIndex.html?d=Adult
http://www.magknits.com/archive/
http://www.berroco.com/pattern_library.html