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I was sitting here last night, about
7:30, watching 'The Fall' (really good
BBC program) on Netflix and the power went out. Do you realize how many things
you cannot do when there is no power? Back in the day, you could at least phone
in and see what the problem is or report it but not now...phone doesn't even
work and I don't have a cell phone. Couldn't make a cup of tea...it wasn't
really storming, just a bit of rain but was sort of dark-ish, too dark to read,
too early to go to bed...I played a bit of Candy Crush on my ipad mini but got
to the end of that level and I have to wait 24 hours for the next one...oh, I
know, I don't need power to knit! Went to my machine and figured I could make
the bands for the watermelon hoodie. 
Well, couldn't really see good enough for
picking up...then I remembered! I have sister Janet's headlamp in my backpack!
I didn't really steal it, it was just there when I got home from Europe and she
probably hasn't even missed it. I strap it on my forehead and wow, this is
brilliant! Heh-heh, no pun intended! :-) You can adjust the angle of the light
and it points right where you're working! Why didn't I think of this when I was
making that navy one? Got 2 bands done before the lights came back on! and there wasn't anyone here to see how ridiculous I looked!;))
I am just finishing up making the
pieces of my fourth hoodie - the navy one pictured here is for my friend
Vickie's hubby (get better soon, big guy!) and the watermelon/hot pink one is for her ( I couldn't talk
them into matchy-match ones). I needed to make a couple more for my demos at
the Founder's Fest Seminar in Minneapolis, July 25, 26, 2015 (http://www.midwestmachineknitters.org/events/foundersfest/).
I will be showing seaming and finishing
on the machine and as an extra class, sewing in the zipper - Dee said she'd
bring a sewing machine just for this. So the navy one is all done, with the
zipper pinned in place, ready for the sewing - I thought I'd show it here,
because I wasted time looking for a navy zipper the right length and after a
couple of weeks of finding nothing in navy that wasn't plastic, decided to opt
for this black tape zipper with bronze teeth - I think it looks great and
elevates the jacket from plain, old... to Wow, where did you get the nice
hoodie? I already knew I wasn't going to be able to find a good match for the
watermelon colour, so I'll keep you posted on my solution - a grey with silver
teeth or white with silver teeth...
The pattern is
ready! A comfy, wearable, durable, zip front hoodie for the man in your life
and, a bonus pattern, GirlFriend Hoodie for the girls! The yarn is
'Bonita' from Knitcraft - 500g/1850 yd, mercerised cotton. The man pattern has
5 sizes, finished chest, 44, 47, 50, 54, 57 in. Third size takes 750g.
The girl pattern, A-line (3 inches larger in hip), finished bust 38, 41, 44,
47, 50 in. Third size takes 650g. I got the two beige hoodies out of 3 cones of
yarn. I have the yarn in stock, so if you can't find it from your regular
supplier, I do mail order! (email me privately for cost and colours available.)
And it's not like I'm saying, make matching hoodies for you and yours - I did
it, planning to dye one (or both) to see what happens!
The pattern is
written for the Advanced Beginner level, with lots of info on using
shortrowing for decreasing, like the curve of the underarm, the neckline and
the top of the sleeve cap; all the seaming is done on the machine, with outside
seams on shoulder, neckline and sleeve cap to add a little extra design; the
front patch pocket is made first and attached as you knit; lots of detail for
stabilizing the front edge and sewing in the zipper, using the sewing machine -
when you're finished this project you can move up to Intermediate! Oh, it's
all just stockinette, so can be made on any standard gauge machine.
Order here,
now, just click the 'Add to Cart' button under ManFriend Hoodie at the top
right side of this blog. Thanks and talk to you soon!
P.S. thanks to
Tom the machine knitting guy for testing this pattern for me! He did a
great job!
I was sitting here last night, about
7:30, watching 'The Fall' (really good
BBC program) on Netflix and the power went out. Do you realize how many things
you cannot do when there is no power? Back in the day, you could at least phone
in and see what the problem is or report it but not now...phone doesn't even
work and I don't have a cell phone. Couldn't make a cup of tea...it wasn't
really storming, just a bit of rain but was sort of dark-ish, too dark to read,
too early to go to bed...I played a bit of Candy Crush on my ipad mini but got
to the end of that level and I have to wait 24 hours for the next one...oh, I
know, I don't need power to knit! Went to my machine and figured I could make
the bands for the watermelon hoodie. 
