Fab FO Friday!!!!! (Finally)

Okay...okay. You can give me forty lashes with a wet noodle! Finally the CPH pictures. Sorry it took sooooooooo...ooooooo long!

From a bag of yarn...

...to a fabulous finished CPH!!!!

Here's the back detail.

And the sleeve.

Pattern: Central Park Hoodie from KnitScene Fall '06. This KAL is a good source of info. And the info on Raverly is great, too!

Yarn: Cascade 220, about four and a little bit of a fifth. Color is Lemon.

Needles: #6 and #9

Modifications: I made the bottom ribbing longer, about 5 inches, and made the sleeve ribbing about 2-2 1/2 inches. I might have to go back and re-do the front bands as I didn't pick up the 150 sts and it sort of shows, but right now I'm enjoying it as is.

I have worn it a couple of times for the late evening baseball games. It's been cool here once the sun goes down.

CPH Update

It's done!
Yeah!

It's being blocked right now, but it's warm and dry here, so hopefully by tomorrow I'll have it all seamed up and ready for viewing!

Take care and happy knitting!

I like your sleeves...

They're finished!!!!


Two different pictures of the sleeves. One with the flash on, which blurs the cables and the one without where you can clearly, if not darkly, see the cabling detail.


I joined the shoulders and then started the hood. Almost there!

Take care! Hopefully by midw-week I'll have this almost finished (at least that's my goal).

WIP Wednesday

I'm slowly working on my CPH. The sleeves of anything seem to take me a long, long, long, long, long time. When I've made some better progress on them I'll take a picture, but for now, you'll just have to picture it in your mind!
My socks are going just as slow. I thought I'd have plenty of time at all these baseball games and practices, but...I seem to get too involved and can't focus on the knitting! The Munchkin (the oldest) has got a great team this year. They're 4-0! He got to pitch last night and did a great job! Didn't let up any hits, and only let up 3 runs toward the end of his second inning! It's such a boost to his self confidence when he pitches well. The LittleOne has back-to-back games this weekend, so we'll see how she does! (I found out last night that she's the only girl in her whole division! Wow! Girl power there!)

Does Ella look like the LittleOne's baseball team mascot?

I think so! Maybe not as mean though!

This weekend officially kicked off baseball season in the Cactus household. With two playing at different levels, I need something to keep me busy...so I cast on some socks. They're going to be the Pulsations Socks and I'm using some Opal yarn in the color neon, that I had bought sometime last year. With games for each at least twice a week as well as practice, I should knock these out in no time!

CPH Note: I finished the left side on Sunday, and started the sleeves! I'm doing both sleeves at once so they'll come out even. Have a great week!

CPH Update

I wanted to give you all a CPH update! And when I walked around the corner to get the pieces (in the orange bag), this is what I saw! Ella has made herself quite comfortable on the couch and draped herself around my knitting! (That's why I keep everything in a tote!)

So, here are my pieces. The center is, of course, the back, the piece on the right is the left front and the piece on the left is the right front. It's moving along nicely, but due to being sick, I haven't touched it for a few days.
This picture is without the flash. I think it gives a better idea of what the color is. With the flash it seems too bright. The yellow is more subtle in 'real' life.

It's amazing how much better I feel. It's funny, seems like once I said I was tired of being sick, my body listened! Although I still have a cough that doesn't sound like it could come from me! Thanks to all for the well wishes (I think that helps too).

Happy Monday!

I've been working on my Central Park Hoodie, maybe tomorrow I'll have some updated pictures, but it will probably be more like Wednesday! I finished the back last week and started the left front today. It's definitely a quick knit and I'm liking it better every time I pick up my needles! I don't think I picked up my knitting at all over the weekend. Sometimes I do that, I just never get to my knitting when everyone's home for the weekend.

Check out this great contest at The Bag Lady and the Pro! Thanks to Smariek Knits for promoting it!

Happy Knitting to All!

Cactus? YooHoo! Cactus!!!! Where Ya' Been?

Here I am! Ever since I made those cowgirl outfits (which looked wonderful on those two lil' cowgirls), I've been seduced by this:

Yes. A sewing machine.

I made this skirt (with material enough to make like four more).

This great tote bag.

And this bag for my MIL's birthday!

But...I've still done some knitting!The back of my CPH! Hopefully by the end of today I'll be at the shoulders and can start the fronts tomorrow! (That's my goal anyway!)

The skirt pattern is from Butterick #B4461.

The bags are both from New Look #6467.

The sewing machine was my mom's! Still works great!

Check out this contest at knittingal's blog!

CPH Yarn

Okay. I've gone and done it. I bought the yarn for a Central Park Hoodie today!

Isn't it pretty?

Six wound balls (the un-wound is an extra, a just to be sure I have enough) of Cascade 220 wool in a lovely butter yellow. They call it lemon, but it's a little more buttery (to me anyway).

I wanted something different. I was originally thinking of using a dark red or something, but I saw this and went way out of my color comfort zone. I'm ususally gravitating towards the purples, blues, teals range. I think it's going to be a great color change for me!