Mariah at Knitty

The winter issue of Knitty is out now, and as usual they've come out with patterns that are a mixture of “I would love to have that!” and “Uhh . . . a little too quirky for my taste”. Mariah is a pattern that I would love to knit as I love Aran patterns. This would be nice to wear under my winter coat (yes, even at this point where it's fall/winter, I do feel the cold). I have plenty of handspun yarn, so I'll have to go through my stash and see which ones I want to use. The only thing I'm not crazy about is the hood - I never wear hoods and I don't like the weight on my back (although I'll make exception for a Kinsdale cloak). I'll just put some kind of a cabled ribbing around the neck. And, will I finish it before this winter is over? I'm afraid to find out, if I ever do get started on this . . .