Central Park Hoodie

Since I finished the Leaf Tee, I'm getting into my next project -- the Central Park Hoodie for the knit-a-long. So far, I've only knitted my swatches. I didn't realize how much they'd change after blocking (first time with wool), so I had to knit swatches using US7s, 8s, and 9s. Naturally, I'm going to use the 8s -- the first ones I swatched!

I'm using Ella Rae classic in grape -- I like the grey-ish purple color.

Finished Sweater(s)

Finally got around to taking pictures of the finished sweater. It's pretty frumpy -- the sleeves are way to wide, but it was the pattern for the beginner class.This one took much longer than I had expected -- almost 2 months -- since I had to keep ripping out rounds and rounds of stitches while I was learning how to do raglan increases. I used Debbie Bliss Cathay and found the pattern on Knitting School Dropout's blog. Not sure I got the sizing quite right, but it'll do :)

Sewing it together

The knitting is done -- here's the sewing-up in progress:
Ella examines the sweater to make sure I'm doing it right.Picture of finished sweater coming when I can find it. I know I have one of me modeling my masterpiece somewhere!

Cables!

I was sick the week we learned cables in class, so I gave it my best shot. The front's finished now, and I'm working on the sleeves. Trying to get it done before the weather gets too warm!

The goal

Here's what the sweater *should* look like when I'm done. We'll see if I can do it!

Tiger knits a sweater

As part of my Christmas present, Mary signed me up for knitting lessons. The ladies at the Yarn Barn have assured me that in five weeks, I will learn all I need to know to knit my very own sweater. ("Just in time for summer," says Andy.) Trip #1 to the Yarn Barn left me much poorer (yikes, yarn is expensive!) , but with 9 balls (or smunches) of pretty green silk/cotton yarn.
Starting on the back:Almost finished:
I need to take a picture of the sample sweater at the yarn shop so I can compare mine to what it should look like.

Little Tiger learns to knit

On Christmas, Mary gave me some knitting needles, yarn and a few books. According to Andy, she created a knitting monster.

First attempt at a scarf:




Here's a ruffle scarf that I made from a book called Scarf Style: