CPH - Complete

I just finished knitting CPH for my daughter (she's 13). I used a lighter, mostly cotton yarn because she's kind of a "princess & the pea" kind of kid. I'll agree with others that the fit is very slim -- I knit a smallish size on purpose, and it fits fine, but I'm a little amazed at how narrow the shoulders are and how slim the sleeves. The color in the first picture is a better match with reality. If you look on my blog, you'll see pretty much the same information, but there are progress pictures there too, if you click on the label in the side bar.

Nitty Gritty Details:

• Cascade Sierra Quatro, 80% cotton/20% wool, Green Melange (color 96) 100 grams, 191 yards, 7 skeins used.
  
• Gauge called for was 4.25 stitches/inch. I knit this on size 5 needles at a gauge of 5 stitches/inch because I liked the fabric better. (That is the ball-band gauge -- actually I'm not sure how I came to substitute this yarn for what was called for - except the girl liked the color.) To compensate, I made the 40 inch size in hopes of getting a sweater with a 34" finished size. My actual finished size was 34.5". I used vertical directions (ie knit 11 inches) for the smallest size.
  
• Vislon Activewear 22" Separating zipper, "peridot". I should have used a 18 inch zipper. I don't even know if there was one in the right length, but I had to cut this zipper and fold the ends back, which makes for some bulkiness I don't like. I sewed in the zipper by hand, using, more or less, the instructions in the big Vogue Knitting book.
  
• Other changes: I grafted the top of the hood together (kitchener stitch) and knit the ribbing all in one go. The pattern called for casting off the top of the hood, then knitting the front ribbing, then sewing a seam which would be on the "top" of the hood. I thought my way would be better, which it was, mostly. But I also broke one of my favorite needles - size 3 bamboo needles aren't meant for cramming 300+ stitches on. After I rescued my stitches (the needle broke "inside" a row), I used two needles but knit the ribbing all in one piece.

Loving My First Cable project

This is a great first cable project and I'm really enjoying it. I'm using Cascade 220 Quatro (more details on my blog) and it's going quickly. Only hiccup so far is that I got all the way up the first sleeve and hit 20 inches but didn't have as many stitches as the pattern suggested. It was a full ten rows off! Never had row gauge be an issue before, but learn something new everyday.

New to KAL

Hi, I've just joined the KAL. I have managed to knit a fair bit of this, but I think I'll be making another hoodie sometime soon. I live in north wales, united kingdom. Above is a photo of my progress so far. I'm using Debbie Bliss Aran Tweed, and it's knitting up really nice.

Just like to say, how nice everyone else's hoodies are so far :)

Greetings From Your KAL Hostess

Well, Happy New Year, everyone, from your KAL hostess Jeanne B.! This is so exciting! We have 24 active members so far and six more have been sent invitations. I'm glad to see everyone chatting merrily away and sharing goodies.

I suppose I should update the progress on my own CPH. Ack! Stalled out! It's almost embarrassing to admit. Blame it on last-minute holiday knitting, which, by the way, I'm still finishing up *blush*. Right now, my CPH has four inches of ribbing and that's it. Do I count more points because I'm doing the fronts and back simultaneously on circulars? I plan to pick it up again before the end of the month. In the meantime, you all just keep having a good time and keep knitting away so I can live vicariously!

If anyone has questions or concerns about the KAL, you know where to find me.

Peace!

Progress

I have nearly done half a front(a pair of socks and two dishcloths and RSI), it has been raining here because of dead cyclone and a low meeting near here so I had a bit of extra time to knit,but it has also meant the return of my shoulder RSI and sore fingers but boy am I having fun.
I may finish a front this weekend and will show the change I made to pattern to make it fit better and be more of a snuggly cardi for me!
Cheers....

CPH Finished

I finished my CPH on Saturday night! It's not blocked yet; the sleeves are a bit tight, and I'm hoping blocking will help. Everyone who recommended that you knit a size up on this sweater was right.

This was knit with Plymouth Tweed yarn. I started in early September, though I worked on other projects in between. If you would like more details, please visit my blog, She Knits at the Seashore, at http://knitseashore.typepad.com. Happy New Year and Happy Knitting!

2 sleeves down...

Horray ,I finished the second sleeve in 3 days and I enjoyed every bit of it!

Now I can cast on for the left front,which I am going to change slightly as I want mine to overlap a bit more,cut the cold wind back a bit whie watching kids play hockey next winter.....