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I am going to have to cheat and call my version "March Finish-the-Sweater-I'm-Already-Working-On". My first grown-up sweater is nearing completion and this KAL will motivate me to finish it so that it can actually be worn this fall.

My first Central Park Hoodie:

And were off!

Hope you are all ready to cast on today! Just think...in one month we will all have new sweaters!!

Tom

I decided to use this opportunity to knit chris' christmas sweater!
I will be knitting Tom from the queensland collection book in Mission falls that chris picked out some time ago. I try to knit a sweater for him every year and I often fail to get the right fit so this year I measured him and am hoping for the best!

Blogger is having image upload issues right now so I will have to wait to show you the yarns.

Ready to cast on tomorrow...now just to find my needles and swatch!!

Brage

If no one minds - I have a sweater to knit that is going to accomplish dual duty. There are four of us on the Ravelry Elsepth Lavold Group that have decided to recreate "that dragon sweater."

Since there is not a pattern (except in her first book of some runes and Fafner's head) each of us is obviously going to be doing a slightly different version.

I have also decided that everything, for the rest of this year, needs to be knit from stash (excluding things that come only in kits - if I am desperate for a pattern, all bets are off).



I am going to
1) change the runes on the front to say something other than the sweater's name. I might put ruins up the sleeves rather than the cable patches on the elbows
2) thinking about turning the sweater into a cardigan (steeks of course) and extending Fafner's tail to make a line of button holes down the front.

-Holly
(meanwhile, as of Sat eve, I have just the finishing on Pyramide, the shoulders, neck, collar and armhole ribbing on my vest and Stillwater has been frogged).

YEAH!! (an intro from Sarah)

Hey all! I just wanted to chime in and do a little intro. I am so glad to be part of Fall Sweater Madness! I will be knitting my third Central Park Hoodie out of Debbie Bliss Donegal Luxury Tweed. I was lucky enough to get some of this on sale...it is supersoft and the gray with flecks of pink/green/blue/black/white is really pretty, and quite neutral.

A sweater that goes with everything is what I am aiming for, as this is a super-secret surprise Christmas present for my sister Jen. This is the perfect forum for me to share the progress. I can't wait to knit along with you all starting on the 15th!!

Funny You should ask!

We are gearing up for the Fall Sweater Madness KAL which starts on Sept 15th. A collective decision was made to just knit along on our own patterns and race to finish a sweater in a month as opposed to myself dictating the patterns and having prizes...we will do that again for sure in March.

So if you would like to KAL with us, just let me know and I will add your name to the MSM blog so you can show us your progress!

Several of the ladies asked me for some inspiration in choosing their patterns and I had come up with a few that I was going to suggest so here they are...all free patterns in worsted weight!

February Lady Sweater

Hey Teach!

Mariah

Titania

Once again you are free to choose your own pattern and weight, these are just some suggestions that I would have used!

Our KAL will run from September 15th to October 15th and we will be cheering each other on and showing our progress and of course modeling our newest FO!

My plans include a Sweater for Chris...I often am knitting the night before Christmas so I thought this would be a great opportunity to get his sweater done early!

Join us!

Madness News?

Hi Michelle! Hi Everybody!

Has there been a decision made on a pattern for the Fall Madness? Yarn and gauge requirement?

Now that I've finally finished my March Sweater, pictures posted at my blog, I'm ready to roll.

So who will be joining us?