Natasha - the Carrie Hoody is defintely a bit thicker than the shak, but it's not 'heavy' like a thick sweater or anything.

I do agree that part of the reason I like the hoody is how it fits so perfectly all over on me. That would make it not fit so wonderfully on someone who is shaped differently than me (I am NOT big busted).

As much as I love my Carrie hoodies (I now have an all black one, too), I have found one small annoyance. The boucle fabric is like a dog/cat hair magnet! It grabs onto that hair and just holds on to it for dear life! This is particularly irritating on the all black one, but at least the thistle heather color camoflauges it a bit!

And yes, I'm wearing it AGAIN today. These two items get MORE use than pretty much anything else I own (except maybe my Kates)!