Pattern: Quick Cowled Tunic designed by Jill Gutman Schoenfuss/"January 2009 Creative Knitting."
Finished Size: 47½" (chest); 24" (length). Tunic is meant to be oversized; size Small.
Yarn: Plymouth Encore Worsted Colorspun 75% acrylic 25% wool; (100 g {200 yards}): #7990 Drifting, about 5 balls.
Needles: Clover Bamboo US 8 24" circular, US 8 straights for cowl.
Comments:
Beginner Knit. It fits wonderfully and it's so warm. On the cold days we've been having this Winter, it's perfect! I love the color too. The pattern calls for Caron yarn, but I liked using the Encore instead.



And Haste Makes Waste. I originally sewed the cowl on backwards, had to pull it out, and do it over--hence my disdain for finishing work. I also did the shoulder seams over as I didn't have my finishing book handy originally. I have no patience for finishing . . . .

More pics:




And the start to Ollie (stay tuned)!

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I'm knitting myself the Quick Cowled Tunic from Creative Knitting/January 2009 magazine. I'm not finding anything real quick about it. It's very easy and straightforward, but since it's knitted in worsted weight yarn, it doesn't go as fast as a bulkier knit. The monotony of it could be part of it too.





I have one side done, now just working on the other side, then the cowl, then of course my favorite part--finishing it together, yuck.

I do like the colorway--Drifting by Plymouth Encore Worsted--and hope to wear this for the remainder of the winter. Stay tuned!

I got a package the other day from Mary Maxim: sock yarn from Patons in Sugar, Taffy and Plum--yum! I have a stretch tube sock pattern that I hope to make for Christmas gifts--can't get started too soon--especially at the amount and time I have to knit lately:

my package:

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I finished last night! Got a second wind. Hope it fits mom. It should. Gauge is a funny thing, though. I made this same sweater (my hoodie), this doesn't have the hood, and even without counting the absent hood, I've used one less ball of yarn on my mother's sweater than I did on mine. Hmmmm.



Here is me wearing the sweater in 100+ degree F. heat today. In my capris too--how fashionable is that?

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It's 90 degrees and the three H's here. Hazy, hot, and humid. I've been in a 'knitting slump' because of it so I haven't picked the needles up in like two weeks!

Here is the finished front piece of mom's sweater and one sleeve finished:



I leave long ends for finishing. I hate finishing and am dreading that.

I also bought two more Elizabeth Zimmermann books:



I already have "Knitting Without Tears." I love to read her books.

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Well, here in the Boston area it's snowing yet again. If it weren't for these two sweaters of mine (I knitted them last year), I don't know how I'd get through this particular winter.
These sweaters are definitely warm!

This one is mohair, wool and acrylic blend (Cleckheaton's Gusto 10). It has a boatneck and ¾" sleeves:



This one is a LionBrand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick one--so warm and it has a great hood:

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