Friday, January 19, 2007

Green with delight



It's done! And I love it!

Pattern: Central Park Hoodie from fall '06 Knitscene.
Yarn: Ella Rae Classic in "Leaf Green" (no color names, just numbers)
Needles: Clover Bamboo US 7s & 9s.
Dates: Started Labor Day weekend. The back was finished way back in November, after much neglect. And I started the sleeves & fronts after the Christmas knitting was done. Took a while, but overall, not a great deal of knitting time.
Mods: I had to go up a needle size to get gauge, but other than that, none!
Thoughts: Love it. It is just the color green I wanted, the cables look great, without being "too" done. I knit the 40", and it's just perfect. I opted for no fasteners, and I like it. I had purchased some buttons for it, but I decided that they were too much for the sweater, so I left them off. The sleeves are a great length, which is very important for me.

The yarn is fab - an amazing selection of colors, and it is soooooo soft and nice after blocking. I cannot wait to use it again.

Enjoy your weekends - hunker down if you're in the path of the storm!

18 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:53 AM

    How cute!I am green with jealousy.
    Must make one of those.Soon.

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  2. Anonymous3:59 AM

    Love. It. Makes me want to knit some cables!

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  3. Anonymous5:31 AM

    I feel as though everyone is suddenly finishing their Central Park Hoodie. Yours is quite excellent. Nice job!

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  4. Anonymous5:49 AM

    That is an awesome hoodie! You did a great job and the color is wonderful.

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  5. Anonymous6:11 AM

    It came out really great!! :)

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  6. I love it!! You did a great job!! Just in time for the bad weather. You can snuggle up in a hoodie!!

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  7. Anonymous7:01 AM

    It's gorgeous! You should love it! And the color's wonderful.

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  8. Anonymous7:07 AM

    Beautiful! Wearing a bright green sweater is the perfect way to combat this gloomy weather.

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  9. Anonymous7:48 AM

    I love the cables. Great color and pattern. Looks great on you!

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  10. Anonymous9:14 AM

    You did a great job!
    The color looks good on you.

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  11. That is a fabulous color for a fabulous sweater - great job!

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  12. Anonymous2:13 PM

    It turned out GREAT! Really nice.

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  13. Hello Jenn, this looks lovely! Congratulations on a job well done. The cables look great. :o) I'm rather partial to green myself. :o)

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  14. Oh, it's gorgeous! Love it!

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  15. Very nice! I love the hood cable. I hope it stays cool for you in Texas so that you can get some good use out of it!

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  16. I love it!!! That looks like a sweater you will enjoy wearing for years.

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  17. Anonymous4:58 PM

    Congratulations! It looks fabulous on you. You must be so happy to be done. :)

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  18. Anonymous10:44 PM

    I WANT IT! GIVE IT HERE! (says the bratty little sister!!!) It's beautiful! Sorry I didn't call you last week I am lame.... but maybe this week. Sounds like they are putting together an offer for me!!! :)

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