Central Park Hoodie

Pattern: Central Park Hoodie raveled here.

Yarn: Tahki Donegal Tweed in a lovely chocolate brown color.

Needles: Knit Picks Options size 6 and 8

Size: 36″ Bust

Good: Wow, I love this sweater!  I love the color of the yarn and the tweed flecks are perfect.  I don’t know about you, but I tend to be a bit turned off by most tweedy yarns because of the flecks.  Most times they look like fuzz or the colors don’t coordinate.  But not with Tahki’s Donegal Tweed.  I love not only the color I chose, but a dark blue colorway too and its tweedy flecks were equally cohesive.  The pattern was well written and this sweater is universally flattering on all who have knit it.  Oh, and it gave the the opportunity to learn how to cable w/o a needle.  If you’ve never tried this, please do.  What a timesaver!  The best thing?  Aside from a bit of scratchiness, this sweater is so comfy and warm.  Like a cup of hot cocoa…

Bad: Nothing really…

So-so: As I mentioned before, the yarn is scratchy.  It’s definitely not as scratchy after a soak in some wool wash, but it’s still scratchy.  A smart cookie sort of friend of mine suggested a soak in some hair conditioner, so I will give that a try some day.  Also, in a moment of infinite wisdom, I decided to not knit a button band and instead thought I would make some sort of toggle closures.  But my procrastination and lack of motivation have kept me from completing this task, so until then, I will keep tugging my cardigan closed.

Right now I am currently working on a pair of these, just for fun.

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