CPH Hood in Progress

Here is a progress photo of the CPH hood, which is about 5-6" long, or halfway done (click to enlarge; I'm sorry the navy blue is so hard to photograph):

Question for those who've made one: After I finish the hood, and when I begin the ribbing that goes up the right and left fronts and hood, I'm assuming this is where I switch to the circular needle from the straight ones? Is this done in two parts (a left and right ribbing), because both sides do not fit on the needle at once? I could envision starting at the bottom of the left front and going up and around the hood and down to the right front. That would be an extremely long row, however! I don't think I want to knit another sweater with a hood. It's OK on this project, but they're not a favorite design feature.

The secret Christmas project is coming along, though I will have to rip out and begin again, one final time. That's because I carried a darker yarn behind a lighter yarn, and the darker yarn is showing through a little bit. I think I should have used bobbins instead. Please share any words of wisdom on intarsia that you may have. :)

On Friday afternoon, I attended a holiday party in a beautiful setting. It was below freezing outside, but I just had to try to photograph the views to share them. I kept thinking of the poem by Emily Dickinson (my friend H's favorite poet) that starts: "There's a certain slant of light, on winter afternoons..."

The poem doesn't apply after those lines, where Emily despairs of the light's oppressive feeling. The sunshine here was so gentle and peaceful that it made me want to go home and curl up with a cup of tea and a kitty. I appreciate that quietness in spirit at such a busy time of year, and I hope you are finding some of those moments for yourself too.

Comments

[Donna]

I haven't done the CPH yet, so i can't help you there, but it's on my very long list :)
The photos of the afternoon views are gorgeous!

[Sheepish Annie]

Lovely pictures! It must have been such a nice party what with the view and all.

The CPH is loooking good. I have nothing to offer in the way of assistance, but can be an admirer of it!

[Beth]

Your CPH looks great! I glanced at mine yesterday with a twinge of guilt. :)

[Cindy D]

Emily D is one of my favorite poets! I love those pics....

[Pam]

I think I lost my post -- sorry if instead I'm commenting twice.

I plan on grating the top of my hood and doing the ribbing all at once. I think the edge will have a more finished look than if there was a seam there. Of course, it will almost be worn as a collar not a hood on the head in real life, but still.

Love your winter afternoon photos -- truly lovely light.

[tiennie]

I did the left and right ribbing separately b/c I could make the ribbing more even that way. BTW - I picked up way more stitches for the ribbing than the pattern calls for. You will drive yourself crazy if you try to do what the pattern says. If you are just even on both sides, it doesn't really matter how many you pick up. And YES, this is where you use the circular needles - less strain and fighting with stitches.

[dana]

The CPH looks great! You are almost there!!!!

[Nancy]

Nice pictures! That's the best (only) thing about the world below freezing - the air is so clean and clear that everything looks sharp and crisp.

[alice]

I really like the winter light, too. Your photos capture it very well.

[hege]

Beautiful pictures! Hope your christmas project is going well, I am surprised that you see the darker color through the lighter color. Are you catching the floats and that's where they show through? (I usually don't catch floats, because of how it distorts the stitch a little) Intarsia can be fun to do, as long as the areas are not too small... depends on how many bobbins you can handle :)