Milestone!

Hello, everyone,

I hope those of you in the wintry states are keeping warm. Those of you in the warmer areas, send us some sunshine and heat! :-)

We have reached a milestone. Congratulations to Jacqueline, who is our 50th member! I wasn't intending to give away prizes, but I'm so excited about this that I feel the need to do so. Email your address to me, Jacqueline, and I'll come up with a prize.

Spread the word about this KAL. Let's see if we can reach 100 members.

Knit on!
Jeanne

Finito!

Here it is:


If you would kindly disregard my horrible learning experience as to dye lot importance, I would appreciate it! I made this using Lion Brand Wool Ease worsted weight in Blue Mist on size 8 addi turbos. Started Jan 18 and Finished seaming Feb 4. It's really not as tight as it looks, because it's not mine!! This was made for a friend's teenage daughter who is several inches smaller than me in every direction! I enjoyed knitting this one much more than the one I still haven't finished (Rowan Yorkshire Aran Tweed) and don't suspect I'll be finishing the other anytime soon. I might make one in wool ease for myself, though!!

I've had lots of fun watching everyone's progress and all the different choices in yarns and colors!! Thanks so much for setting up the continuation of the original KAL!!

Stacee

The CPH, she is finished!

Finished on January 27th.

I only used 7 skeins of the Tahki tweed. I wrote previously about my gauge problem (a bit loose), but all in all, I'm pleased. I wanted it to be an outdoorsy kind of sweater, and it will be. I should have made a size smaller - I guess I made it for the size I was last year.

It was a great fast knit, and I'm definitely consider making another, more fitted version.

I have a picture of the back on my blog, if you'd care to look.

Question about steeks!?

Has anyone knit the CPH in the round, and then cut (GASP) steeks for the cardigan front & armholes?? I hate purling, really hate seaming, but love this sweater! Thanks! Jane

I have a question! The current Hoodie Im doing in Bendigo Aran and although I should have used 5mm(used 5.5mm) I like the soft effect.So excited at the ease of this pattern, I went online and bought some RowanspunAran in a lovely burgandy colour from the UK. When I recieved it,I was surprised to find it appears thinner than my first aran yarn although the tension is said to be what I need and its Coarse! I mean I couldn't wear the hood near my neck, its rough!.I recall that somewhere a knitter had a similiar thought until she washed it and then its softness came out! I have to make this decision to go ahead and use it or sell it on and replace with something else....Any thoughts,experiences?

Hood question

I'm about done with my hood and am trying to decide what to do with it... should I bind off as the pattern says or should I graft or 3-needle-bind-off the thing... So I'm wondering what others did. If you grafted it or used the 3-needle-bo, how did you do your ribbing? Would I be safe grafting the hood, then pick up all 300 sts around the entire front edge of the project in one fell swoop instead of two sections? For some reason I can't visualize what I should be ending up with or whether my plan will work right.

Thanks!

Stacee

Yarned and ready (oh, yeah- I said it)

The yarn for the CPH has finally arrived! This will be my very first sweater ever, so I figured what the hell and splurged on the recommended Tahki Donegal Tweed.

This yarn has caused me to truly realize the full extent of my knitting madness for two reasons:

1. Husband came home and caught me throwing the skeins into the air and letting them fall over me, a la Scrooge McDuck with his money

2. I took this picture out on the sidewalk next to a fairly busy street because it was the only place the sun was shining and everyone knows the only way to truly capture the beauty of the yarn is in true sunlight. It was 5 in the afternoon and I was wearing pajamas (after spending the day knitting). People were stopping their cars and staring at the ground, trying to figure out why this homeless woman was taking pictures of string.

Anyway, I've already learned so much from this KAL, so thanks for your posts! I can't wait to get started!

farrah