After finishing the Drops Jacket, I was keen to move onto new sweater projects. I had several projects in my queue, but it didn’t take me long to narrow it down. I cast on for the Tilted Duster, but stalled pretty quickly. It had all the elements that made the Drops jacket such a great knit—”big” yarn (for me, that’s worsted weight and above) and a simple, wearable shape—but I realized I didn’t really need to knit two jackets in such quick succession.
Another evaluation of the queue and I cast on for the Central Park Hoodie. So far, I’m loving every minute. It’s got most of features of a quick knit going for it, and honestly, I just want to wear this sweater. I want to snuggle up on the couch in it to watch TV. I want to throw it on over jeans when I walk down to the supermarket to pick up some milk for Sunday breakfast. I can see a million different ways to wear it, especially as the weather is getting colder and colder everyday. Wearability can make or break a project for me, and so far, this has everything going for it.
The stats. I’m knitting this in a gorgeous red Kathmandu Aran. I think it’s a great yarn for this sweater since it’s nice and rustic, which I love, but still wonderfully soft. In addition to softness, the silk and cashmere adds a bit of drapes and I think my fears that a “big” yarn and cables would make a bulky and unflattering garment will go unrealized. I like the fabric best at 18 stitches over 4 inches (pattern calls for 17 stitches), so I’m knitting a size up from my regular size. If my calculations are correct, this should make it the perfect size—one or two inches of ease for a slightly more relaxed fit. I’m still aiming for a relatively fitted garment. Melbourne winters don’t require heavy layering of wool garments and with such a soft yarn, I’ll probably only be wearing a t-shirt under it. So far, I’ve finished the back and am halfway up the first front. Hopefully, I’ll have a cozy hoodie to wear soon!
Next: my first scarf, jumping on the cowl bandwagon, sewing and more. I think I need to start blogging more regularly!
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You will love the CPH! It’s my favorite sweater! It definitely was a fairly fast knit.
I love the color you chose!
Wow, I love that color! I’ve got the CPH on tap for this fall, it looks so fantastic.
That’s a gorgeous shade of red. I can’t wait to see it done.
Swoon… love that red!
Ooh, LOVE the idea of a red CPH. It’s looking warm and gorgeous.
oh, I love Kathmandu Aran! It gets softer every time you wash it. Be careful though, I knit my first sweater out of it. It fit me perfectly until I washed it and it grew a few sizes…now my sister wears it as a sleepy sweater.
CPH in red Kathmandu is going to be just gorgeous. Kathmandu DK is one of my favorite yarns and this shade is so beautiful.
Really like the color of your CPH. Can’t wait to see the rest of your projects!
I love that shade in the Kathmandu aran! I can’t wait to see it all finished!
I too need to start documenting WIPs. I think it’s a bad habit to only blog about finished knits–it gives an unrealistic portrait of what it’s like to be a knitter.