My Ooey Gooey Sweater
October 31, 2025
Today I’m wearing Andrea Mowry’s Rhinebeck sweater — the one she named Ooey Gooey. I honestly have no idea why she gave it that name, but it’s certainly memorable!
It was a really fun knit, though I wasn’t a fan of the short rows in the neck ribbing — if I were to make it again, I’d move those short rows after the ribbing, like a more traditional top-down sweater.
I did make one rookie mistake: I accidentally started knitting the size 1 when I really should have cast on for a 2 or 3. I didn’t realize it until I was nearly done with the colorwork! There was a moment when I thought I might have to frog the whole thing, but after separating the sleeves from the body, I blocked the heck out of it and managed to make it work. From there, I went on and finished it as a combo size 2/3.
One of my favorite features is the welts on the neck and sleeves — they’re unique, were fun to knit, and add a touch of texture. Despite the hiccups, this sweater was fun to knit.
My yarn choice was new to me, Purl Soho's Good Wool. It is 100% Andean Highland wool and is soft enough for me to wear next to my skin. The yardage is amazing, it's well priced and has dozens of colors. I recommend it and will happily use it again. I used the color Well Water and think I may treat myself to the color Spring Rose next. Purl Soho is always having great sales, so I usually wait until what I want is on sale and I usually don't have to wait very long.
Happy Halloween! Our new neighbors have officially won Halloween — they put up a 25-foot Marshmallow Man! From my knitting room window, I can see him keeping watch over the neighborhood. He makes me grin every time I look up from my yarn. At first, the branches from our magnolia were hanging just low enough to block his little sailor hat. I asked my gardeners to give the tree a gentle trim — just enough so I could see the big fella in all his puffy glory.
My husband laughed and said, “He’s going to be disappointed when he finds out how few trick-or-treaters we get.” But they are hosting a party tonight, and my son and grandson are going. Afterwards they’ll trick-or-treat on our street first, then walk two blocks over to the street in town that’s famous for its over-the-top decorations and generous candy bowls. I hope the word gets out and this new addition to our neighborhood means that we'll get some extra trick-or-treaters!
Yes, you can have a Marshmallow Man of your own!
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| Looking out from my knitting room. |
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| But enough of Halloween! Aren't these Christmas gnomes ridiculously adorable? The idea is from Hootshack and think this must be my next craft! |
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| I finished so many sweaters in recent weeks that I rewarded myself with a new cast on with stash yarn. |
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Happy Halloween!
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Beautiful! Chloe
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DeleteI love that sweater!
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DeleteThat marshmallow man is magnificent! The kids must have loved him!!
ReplyDeleteThey did and we had more kids then we've ever had even if you combine the 40 years we've lived here. We started off with 100 pieces which has always been way too much, but before it was even dark my husband had to go out and buy 60 more pieces and still we ran out by 7:30 and had to close up shop! I don't know how the word is spread, but the marshmallow man made all the difference. On the next street over, where many go all out on decorating, the emails this morning said there were almost 600 pieces of candy gone before they turned the lights off at 9 PM. I loved all the action. My son who took out his son and has trick/treated this neighborhood for 40 years said he had never seen anything like it before. Cars were parked everywhere bringing droves of kids into the neighborhood. How does the word get out? We're shocked.
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