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January 4, 2008
CPH Angst
So I want to make the fabled Central Park Hoodie. I had the pattern in the magazine, but I shelled out the five bucks to have a .pdf sent to me with the larger sizes. I think I'm going to make myself the 44, but if it's as cool as I think it might be, there may be occasion to make a larger one.
Anyway, I want to make this sweater. Trouble is, I don't know Tahki Donegal Tweed from a hole in the ground. Is it going to be too scratchy? Tweed yarns aren't generally what you would call "luscious" and "plush", but there's regular tweedy scratchy and brillo pad scratchy.
Also, I'm vacillating between a couple of the red colors. Red is such a tricky color on me. Too yellow and I look sallow, too blue and I look washed out. I need true bright reds or deep, saturated reds. Gray is also an option, but again, I need a nice warm gray, not a cold bluish gray. ACTUAL blue-gray (like my eyes) is okay, because that doesn't pretend to be gray. Or blue.
Presumably I could find a yarn store that stocks this stuff, but I need more than a bag of it, and I thought it would be easier (and maybe cheaper) to get it online. Clearly I'm going to have to go to a yarn store and do some fondling.
Hey, is that an excuse to leave the house I hear? Hmm. I already was needing duck legs, and I was thinking of mail ordering them, too. But if there's a duck store and a yarn store in reasonable proximity, then it might be time to put on a bra and leave the house.
Ewww, bra.
Comments
I didn't bother with the tweed yarn. I don't much care for tweed. What I used was Plymouth Yarn Suri Merino. It is super scrumptious yummy soft. And I used red and grey. Also, there are a gazillion CPHs on Ravelry. If you browse through there, you can see what other yarns people used.
Also, why do you need duck legs? And do you need actual duck legs or is that a euphemism for something else?
Posted by: grace at January 4, 2008 6:03 AM
The duck legs are in fact real duck legs and are for delicious duck confit and other southwestern French deliciousness. We need duck fat, too. Yummmmmm.
Posted by: Nathan at January 4, 2008 5:31 PM
At 1:23 AM there is no need to put on a bra. When you DO go out, put on a really pretty one just so you can fondle yarn wearing a really HAWT bra. That should be fun, eh?
Posted by: Bob at January 4, 2008 7:54 PM
Hmm, do I need to let you know when the french market warehouse sales are so you can stock up on duck fat and duck legs. Not to mention the yogurt. OMG it's to die for...
Posted by: Cyn at January 7, 2008 9:10 AM