L'il Black Riding Hoodie.

Yay! It's done.



This is a great pattern, I love the finished sweater, and I have no reservations in telling everyone to give it a try. I'm going to wear this hoodie until it falls apart.

I'm very glad I used a 2-way zipper for the hoodie. I can unzip from the bottom when I'm sitting so I don't get that weird bulgy effect (yet keep it mostly zipped so I stay warm).

I'm seriously considering making another one someday, that's how much I love it.

More details and pics on my blog.

Almost there...

My hoodie is almost done! All it needs is a bath (blocking) and a zipper. I've never installed a zipper before, so I'll admit I'm a little worried, but the desire to wear this (even though the weather is getting much, much warmer here in Boston) is overriding my fears.

I'm very, very happy with how it's turning out. As long as it doesn't grow 5 sizes in the wash, I expect to wear this constantly.

More comments and pics on my blog.

Greetings

Hello all,

I just joined the knitalong and will be making the L'il Red Riding Hoodie. I'm about 7 inches into the body at this point -- it's moving pretty quickly. No pics, as the only camera available to me right now is the iSight on my work computer, and I can't get a good shot...

The stockinette panels for the fronts are curling pretty fiercely at the cast-on edge, but I have faith that the addition of the pockets and zipper bands (and maybe some blocking in addition to that) will put a stop to it when the sweater is put together.

I'm not using the Karabella Bulky called for in the pattern, but Jaeger Extra Fine Merino Chunky, which is discontinued (I think) and on clearance at Webs. I'm using US size 10 needles (instead of 10.5), and have stitch gauge, but my row gauge is slightly off. I'm using black, but for those who may be interested in that yarn and want a red, the "Red Ink" shade is gorgeous (I ordered a couple balls in case I wanted to put a design on the back of the hoodie -- I don't think I will, though). More of a true red or blue-red than the tomato red on Webs' website. At any rate, the yarn is fabulous -- squishy, soft, and has incredible stitch definition.

Color decision

I decided to knit the Hoodie in red and this is my fiber to spin the yarn:

That is merino fiber in color "red of roses" from Wollknoll.

Newbie

Hello everybody,

I'm Anne from Germany and it's the first kal I joined.
I like the book very much and at first I want to knit the L'il Red Riding Hoodie but I can't decide between red and black yarn.
You can find my blog at http://annarose.an.funpic.de.

Greetings,
Anne