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Towards the end of December, Interweave made the pattern for the Central Park Hoodie available from the new online pattern shop. I know it’s a “trendy” knit, and everyone and their mom has made one (there’s almost a thousand entered on Ravelry), but I like the simple cabled lines, and the hood, and I think it’s just cute as anything. So I’m a sheep. Baa.

I printed the pattern and picked out the yarn (Dream in Color Classy, color In Vino Veritas, gorgeous burgundy-red hand-dyed, superwash, worsted-weight merino), and tossed it in the suitcase to take to Gabon. Two weeks of travelling and lounging meant that most of it was completed by the time we returned home. This is a some-assembly-required sweater. You make the back and both fronts, and then sew the shoulder seams and pick up stitches to make the hood. Then the arms are added, and you pick up stitches along both fronts and the hood edges to make edging/button bands.

I actually swatched for this, and washed my swatch (in a sink in our hotel in Libreville), and found that, as usual, I need to go down about two needle sizes. I did the ribbing on a US 4, and the body on a US 6. It was worth it, as it fits beautifully, and exactly as I had in mind.

The buttons were the last to be done, and I don’t have any photos with them. The whole thing’s been done for more than a month, though, and I’ve worn the hoodie almost everywhere. The yarn is starting to pill a bit, especially where the arms rub the sides, but I’m (so far) okay with it.

Other knitting:

Lenore

Calorimetry

Henry

Lonnie Socks

Most of the photos (the ones hosted on http://spinfire.smugmug.com, that are 3×2 aspect ratio) are Dan’s and used w/ his license.