Sorry About the Photos

Hi, CPH Knitters,

My apologies about the photos. It seems PhotoBucket no longer plays nice, and is holding everything for ransom. I downloaded all of my own photos, but now I have to rebuild the blog. Thank you for your patience... one of these days, I'll get it back up and running.

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Just a note

Hello everyone,this thread has been quiet for a while but this pattern is still a great fav,I still havent finished mine due to time and too many UFOs,Study and family but also cause Rowan Tweed has manufacturing oil in the skeins and having to wash and care for that first has stopped me at the moment ,again no time,its not really the color I like either,(it was supposed to be a deep red but its more a burgandy)Ill finish it though as it will be great for the pattern anyway.Pics one day of course .lol,  I will with one change things a little,the other One i did keeps creaping off my shoulders so Im going to use a different size for arms and maybe go up a size for fronts so it dosent gape so much,ill see if it can be finished by my winter here in Oz

CPH sleeve

Hi all,
This is my first sweater and I am a little confused with the sleeve increase.  I was thinking that sleeve increases are typically made on the RS of the knitting but when I interpret the pattern, doing the increase row 8 is on the WS.  When the RS is row 1, row 8 is WS correct??  Also, would anyone recommend which type of increase they used?  I am thinking about M1. 

Thanks so much!  I am making my sleeves first (both at the same time) and will post them when I finish.

JuleC

No-Grate Homemade Laundry Soap

No-Grate Homemade Laundry Soap

I have recently discovered Jillee's blog and I absolutely love it!

A good start

Here's my start of the back of the sweater. I'm using my new wooden KnitPicks Options Needles. The yarn is Elann Peruvian Highland Chunky.

It's posted in the Pattern Availability section above, but in case you haven't visited the blog in awhile and still subscribe to posts in a reader, I'm posting this bit of information I found in the latest edition of Yarn Market News.

Interweave Press, publishers of Knitscene magazine (the original source for the Central Park Hoodie pattern), have compiled a collection of 20 of the best patterns from the last five years of Knitscene, and the CPH is featured. This is wonderful news for knitters who have found it a challenge to locate the pattern in past issues. I have not reviewed the book yet to see if the corrections posted here have been incorporated, but I'm excited that the CPH is finding new life!

This could mean a rejuvenation for the KAL! Are you with me?

FINALLY!

I finally ordered the yarn to make this sweater! I've been in love with it since it first came out. I've been looking at all your beautiful finished sweaters. Nice Job!

I ordered Elann's Peruvian Highland Chunky. Can't wait for it to arrive!

Happy New Year!

Hello, fellow knitters, this is your Admin here. Hard to believe it is 2011 already.

Despite relatively low activity on the CPH KAL blog, we're still alive and kicking and have recently added two new members. I'll let them make the introductions themselves if they wish.

I just wanted to pop in and say to all of you who are still following, Happy New Year, and drop by sometime. This sweater continues to be popular, and we're always accepting new members.

Have Ravelry Name?

Hi, all!

If you have a Ravelry ID and would like to have it listed after your name in either of the KAL Members Lists, please send an email (JRBERRY63 at WOH dot RR dot COM) and tell me:

• Who you are on the list
• Your Ravelry ID

Thanks!
Jeanne (Admin)
aka KnittyBanter

My Hoodie

I finished my Hoodie and im just loving it......

CPH FO happy dance!

I finished my hoodie last night. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Especially given the egregious error I made a while back. My left armhole was 10 rows deeper than my right armhole, but I didn't discover that until after I had joined the shoulders and knit the entire hood. Yikes. I had to cut the knitting, rip down 10 rows, and graft it all back together. And it worked.

Here's the end product!





I started this on September 16, and finished on October 28. That's pretty quick for a sweater for me. I used Louet Riverstone Worsted, six skeins.

Mods: short row shoulders and three needle bindoff to join them, and I continued the cable up the hood. I also ran a line of slip stitch crochet along the back neck to keep the fabric from stretching out (hat tip to the Yarn Harlot for that one!).

More gory details on my blog: http://pdxknitterati.com/2008/10/29/central-park-hoodie/

I love this sweater!

It's Done!

Finished last night -- and it's not even Christmas Eve yet -- WOW!

These are not the greatest pictures, but I don't have someone to model it for until Christmas Day!

I used 8+ 3 ounce skeins of Caron Simply Soft Tweed, put on buttons, and carried the cable all the way to the top of the hood

I'm considering knitting this one again for myself -- I love the look of it, and since I have 3+ skeins of the yarn left, I wouldn't have to buy much to make a second one -- we'll see

It's been a blast!

A Friend's CPH

Hello, all!

Cristi, aka Turtlegirl76, is a member of the Ravelry version of the CPH KAL but not this version. She just finished an amazing CPH and has kindly given me permission to share it with you. So head on over to Cristi's blog and take a look at her FO. Can you believe she did it in SIXTEEN DAYS?

Kind of motivates one to knit, doesn't it? :-)

Hello fellow knitters!

Hi! I'm brand new to the CPH knitalong, and I wanted to introduce myself and ask a few questions.

So, I've never knit a sweater before...or cables. I just bought a pair of circular knitting needles in a US size 6 and 29" in circumference, and a pair of US size 8 at 32," and also this gnarly looking U-shaped cable needle. The lady at my LYS was pretty pushy about how straight needles would not be as useful (and she only stocked ones that were 9" long), but I've never worked with circular needles before. Are these things acceptable for the pattern? I think I'm doing the 36" size since my bust is 34."

I'll be posting pictures once I get started. I was so enamored with the color from the pattern that I ordered 7 skeins of Tahki Donegal Tweed #803 online. :X I hope I'm not getting in over my head!

It's nice to be a part of this, and I hope I do alright. :) Viva la CPH!

Finished CPH #1, on to #2

I think this sweater pattern is addictive. I finished #1 yesterday but already have the back done on #2 (I started on it while I was waiting for my 60" cable for my options needle to arrive so I could knit the button band in one piece.)

Here's #1 completed I used Plymouth Encore Worsted weight (75% acrylic and 25% wool), used size 6 and 8 needles and knit size 40. I made the sweater longer, increased every 6 rows on the sleeves to give more room, did a three needle bind off for the hood, shortened the sleeves, and knitted a 1" button band with i-cord bind off. I plan to put a separating zipper in once I find or order (from zipperstop.com) one to match.

And here's my start on #2, which is knitted in Cascade 220 super wash.

Finally Finished!

After sitting in a WIP basket for 2 years, my CPH has finally jumped into my hands. I have finished it! If you want to see the other pics and specs, visit my blog.





Happy Knitting!

Progress Report

Last night I finished the body of the sweater!



Here's a closer look at that cool cable up the back

I'm pretty sure I'm going to go ahead and take that cable up the hood too because I really like the way it looks

So now its on to the sleeves (I'm planning to knit them both at once so I don't have to worry about that whole "they don't match" issue)

How's every one else doing?

Zipper advice

I'm just finishing sleeve #2 and am thinking forward to whether I want buttons or a zipper. I'm thinking that buttons may create "gaps" when I button it up. How have folks finished the front bands when they put in a zipper...are they kniting the same way they would for buttons without the button band? I saw some reference to I-cord bind off, was this after the button band had been knitted. After all this work, I want to be sure I finish it so it looks as well as possible.

Sleeve increases

Oh dear, I think I increased on the sleeves incorrectly - every 6th row instead of every 8th for the first few. Well, anyway, I have finished the front pieces and back. I have used the Tahki Donegal Tweed in a teal with orange and other color fleks. Here they are ->