Girlz in da Hood

Ya, the hood for Cassidy is progressing... slowly. I knew it was going to take longer than expected, so I'm not surprised that I'm only at the halfway point on it. I still hope to have the whole thing done by the end of the week.

I'm a little concerned about fit now that it's partially seamed up (okay, I only seamed the shoulders so I could do the hood and the button band, then I'll add the sleeves). It's going to be a snug fit. I might try blocking it a bit bigger (it is ribbbed, so there is room to open it up a bit). My weight has exploded over the last 6 months (ya, even the doctor was impressed!) so there's a lot of projects that I'm going to run into this with. Hopefully it's a temporary issue and I get back on track.

Nancy asked about the softness of the Kathmandu Aran in my comments yesterday. Let me say that it's soft... very soft. It's Matt's favorite yarn (and he's very picky). It is almost too soft, as it will not give you great body. His Kathmandu Gansey wants to curl up in the back (from when he sits down) and the neckline on his Ike has stretched out (I've finally convinced him to not hand it from a peg, but fold it and lay it flat to store it). It's a lovely yarn, and the big cables on the CPH match it perfectly. I wouldn't use it for delicate cables, due to it's texture and nubbiness.

The unexpected snowfall and still freezing temps means I'm staying snuggled in under afghans with a cup o' tea and knittin' on da hood for Cassidy!!