Hemlock Hoodie aka The BEST SWEATER EVER!
Hot damn do I love this sweater.
Hemlock Hoodie Specs:
Pattern: A blend of Starsky and the Central Park Hoodie. And by “blend” what I really mean is that I stole the cables and the gauge from Starsky and plugged them into the Central Park Hoodie with a completely different yarn (yay!).
Yarn: Peace Fleece Worsted colorway “Hemlock”. Hence the name.
Hemlock Hoodie meets Hemlock Tree
Mods: Basically the whole thing was a mod (see above under “Pattern”) but I also shortened the sleeves and fixed the bottom ribbing so that it meshed with the cable and also made the button band a bit more giant because I was worried the sweater was coming out too small. I also knit everything in the round up to the armpits. I did not add waist shaping because I was in some kind of daze and by the time I realized I had forgotten them I was 10″ into the body. Oops.
Buttons: big and wooden
Time to Knit: December 7(ish) - March 15
You may remember the sleeves from my little episode of Sleeve Madness. Unfortunately The Madness was even deeper than it first appeared. I actually knit these sleeves twice (4 sleeves total). The first one was when I was still planning to make Starsky and it came out too small. Then I figured that I would knit the 2nd sleeve with the same yarn and the same needles and over the same number of stitches but somehow it would come out bigger. Yeah, the 2nd sleeve was too small also. When I re-knit the sleeves again I used more stitches.
You would think that knitting the sleeves twice would have slowed me down but I actually knit this sweater in record time (considering the non-bulky gauge and the cables and the set-in sleeves). This I attribute to a crazy sweater lust that stayed with me for the entire project. I really really wanted this sweater (and now I have it, ha!).
I think I am getting better at visualizing the finished object as I am knitting and as a result I am more and more demanding that I finish them (because I want to wear them) rather than getting distracted.
I am very excited that this sweater came out just the way I wanted it.
Oso likes it too.
What a great sweater! I’ve had some yarn set aside for a CPH, and see now that I may have to borrow a little inspiration from this beauty. You got some really nice photos. What a picturesque setting. And a cute puppy dog too!
It’s great!!
And it looks so good on you.
it is GORGEOUS!!!
And, like Hege says, it looks fabulous on you =)
You have the best dog ever (with the best name)! Oh yeah, I really like your sweater too!
Great sweater! The cables turned out wonderful and it looks totally wearable and cozy.
the sweater is gorgeous! people have got to stop with the gorgeous winter knits. I need to think spring. then i see sweaters like this and i want to start more winter knits that i will never finish in time to wear this season. ahhhh!
I love this sweater! My CPH is almost exactly the same color, but Cascade 220. Eek, you’re making me want another one with a different cable.
That looks amazing! I love the buttons and button band - awesome!
wow, i love it! i’m totally digging the buttons!
that sweater is great! it is so awesome to have a f.o. to love (and one that looks like it will still get good use in march! brrr) your dog is beautiful, too - at first i thought you were hugging a wolf!
I am not only jealous of the incredibly comfy-looking hoodie and the lovely surroundings, but also your piercings. They look wonderful!
That’s a great color on you! And I seriously can’t tell there’s no waist shaping — it looks like it’s fitted anyway.
It looks fabulous! Good job.
Love that sweater, love those buttons and I love those pictures. Great project! Oh yeah, I love the color, too.
Wow, it’s gorgeous! You did a wonderful job of pulling it all together. Well done!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE! Great sweater, great idea, great color, I want this sweater now too!
Course, first I must knit the CPH that’s been waiting patiently in my queue forever!
I love it, too! (Oh, and your octopus mitts are awesome, and so is your Tie back sweater…) Great photos : )
Absolutely awesome sweater!! I SO surprised that it is green
you look very happy in it. P.S. Oso is such a cutie!
Oh my goodness, that really IS the best sweater ever! I love it…that green is such a wonderful green, and with the leafy cables…I just might rip off your brilliant yarn/pattern combo one of these days, that’s how much I love it.
That pretty much is the best sweater ever. Well done. ^__^
That looks so cuddly! It’s fantastic.
yeah, that is an awesome sweater! i really like the wide button bands, and the color, perfect!
So Pretty!
wow - you did a crazy good job blending the two patterns. i am very jealous and want one now! looks warm and cozy in the snow too.
That quite possible could be the best sweater ever!!! I love it!!!
Beautiful knitting! I wish I could mash patterns together and have it come out right! I don’t think we have hemlocks up here in Wasilla; bummer because they look really pretty!