Swatched & Ready

Hello all - hope you're having a great last day of the year!


Here's to more great knitting adventures in 2007.


I have swatched for my CPH today, finally. I'm using Karabella Aurora 8 in a blue that I'm just in love with. I would love to know everyone's take on the ribbing. The pattern calls for doing the ribbing in needles 2 sizes smaller than those for the main body. Looking at the completed sweater in the magazine, I find it hard to believe they did that, because the rib does not pull in much at all. Would love to hear what others are doing.

Glad to be aboard!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year's Eve everyone!
A couple of weeks ago , I had the urge to knit a sweater and was browsing the internet for the perfect pattern, and I saw the CPH!! I loved it, but wasn't sure how to get the pattern. Within the week, I had stumbled across the pattern at Michaels and knew I was supposed to knit it!

I bought some Patons' merino wool yarn in a denim blue color and got started. I am a fairly slow knitter, but as long as I can find time in my days, I can get a bit accomplished. So far, I have the back and 1/2 the front finished!! I hope I get it finished soon, and will post pictures of my progress soon! It is great seeing everyone else's progress on this too!!

Thanks!!

Just starting out

Hello everyone. I have just received my Fall Knitscene magazine, and am very excited to start with the CPH as my first sweater, and my first cable project at that. I have decided to use Lion Brand's Wool-Ease Lambswool/Acrylic blend in White/Multi (Color #301), due to the fact that it costed me $2.50 a skein at Michael's and it is machine washable and dryable. Besides that, the color is just gorgeous. The label claims that the guage is 18 sts and 24 rows/4 inches. That's good enough for me. I am in the process of creating my swatch.

Question......What size buttons should I use to make the finished product? Any ideas? I know I am thinking way ahead, but if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

Second sleeve

It worked, big thanks to our host!!!
Just a quick post to say I am so looking forward to actually finishing this hoodie,so far I have reknitted the first sleeve 2 times as I had started the second to find that I couldn't remember which size needles I used,doh, so I end up ripping back both and started again (thats what happens when you have too much on the needles).
I got a good start on no 2 only to discover half way through it I had the cables going the same way......
Anyway I am back to a sleeve and a half and sailing,more piccies next post, cheers............

Yarn has arrived!

Hi everyone! I received my yarn this past week. I am using Peace Fleece in Father's Gray and hope to be swatching very soon! I'm glad I found this blog as I know I'll need lots of help. I've done some cabling, but not as much as this sweater will entail. I look to it as a challenge and cannot wait for the finished product!

Can't Wait to Get Started

Let me introduce myself--I'm Elizabeth. I love knitting and have knit since I was a kid. My grandmothers taught me at a very early age. One picked and one threw, and I ended up throwing--much to the dismay of my picking grandma. I had hoped to have the CPH on the needles by now but the storm here in Seattle left our house powerless for four days and there wasn't a lot of knitting to be done as I tried to keep the "technology-less" (their words, not mine) kids entertained. So I struck on a golden idea--I have all these skeins of yarn to wind before I can start and so . . .

I put the oldest to work winding the yarn. So now I have all the yarn wound and when I get the family that is about to arrive for Christmas headed back to their respective homes, I'm going to start knitting! I can't wait. Please keep posting, because I love seeing everyone else's colors and progress.

I had to put in a shot of the yarn. It is such gorgeous stuff!

New KALer

 Hi guys! I just joined, and I haven't started knitting the CPH yet. The pattern and yarn are both on their way, and I've got a couple projects to finish first. But I wanted to join and benefit from all your work, and let you know about some yarn!

I just ordered the tahki donegal tweed the pattern calls for from webs (yarn.com), they have closeout colors that are half price, each skein is only 5.29, and as you may know, the yardage per skein is not too shabby. I think I'll make the whole sweater for about $50 including shipping. Of course, they only have one color in closeout, it's a golden yellow, or maybe a yellow brown. Not everyone's cup of tea, but I think it will work for me, and I wanted to let everyone know about it.

I look forward to sharing and working with you all!

Best,
Shiva