Oh, the coveted Central Park Hoodie.
I waited with baited breath until the pattern was upsized. Finally, it occured.
October 2007, Found the perfect yarn at Rhinebeck, a steel blue-gray wool. Oh so cushy.
I cast on, the gods were smiling upon me. 98% of the way through the back, stragedy struck; the lab puppy snapped the bamboo needle in half. I MUST have another needle! NO????? no.
Ordered another one through my friend, Patty, who gave it to my friend, Trish, who delivered it to me. Love my friends; always there when you need them.
I continued on, new needle at the ready. Put short rows in the upper back, short rowed the girls, lengthened it a bit. LOVE IT. It fits.
Now the second tragedy struck; Trish recently block her shawl and put it in the washer just to spin. I thought, "Good idea". Wellllll, I have a front loader washer, it sounds like a jet engine, and boy did it do a job on my sweater. It FELTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cried. SIGH
I tugged and pulled and yanked on that sucker to no avail. It was above my belly button. I learned my lesson. My friend, Patty, now has a new sweater. Did I mention it is a Central Park Hoodie, felted, and in steel-blue gray?
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