Pattern: Skye Tweed Vest by Kathy Zimmerman in an old IK
Yarn: Kathmandu Aran in a nice grey
Needles: US 7 and 8
What can I say. I loved knitting this. Cables were interesting but not overly intricate. The yarn is divine. I love the end product, and it doesn’t look AWFUL on me. I will definitely wear it, but not when I am trying to impress anyone. It will be more of a I-am-cold-I want-to-be-comfy wear. Couple of things I changed to make it more feminine. The neck has a deeper V than the pattern called for. This is the clincher. I had my husband try it on just after I seamed it up and he declared it “too girly” with the deep V-neck. Okay.
The other change I made was no ribbing around the armhole. When I tried on the vest after seaming it up I loved it. I knit all the various ribbing around the neck and armholes and modeled the end product, at which point Terry declared I look like at football player in the shoulders. I couldn’t argue with him. So, I ripped out the ribbing and put in a very small roll of stockinette to give it a finished edge while having the shoulders stay more narrow.
In retrospect, I wish I had shaped the shoulders with short rows and did a three needle bind-o. I have done this before, but I couldn’t make my mind wrap around the short rows (no pun intended that only a knitter could understand) and the cabling all at once. My seaming leaves something to be desired. I also wish I had *sheepish look downward* put in some waist shaping. There are plenty of stitches in the sides to do great shaping, and I don’t think it would have messed with the cables.
Phew. It feels good to knit a sweater for myself. So good in fact, I cast-on a Mr.Greenjeans for myself. Selfish, selfish.
Hey, my friend Jessie who is traveling all over the country went to a very cool yarn mill in Bozeman, Montana. Go check out what she saw.
9 responses so far ↓
knittingknirvana // 06/10/2009 at 2:57 am |
Good for you for knitting for yourself! That vest will be wonderful in the middle of a long winter while you are snuggling in to drink a hot beverage. Perfect!
Julia // 06/10/2009 at 3:31 am |
I'm so jealous! My grand "knit something I can wear" scheme fell victim to a horrible pooling problem, I'm going to live vicariously through how great your vest turned out. It's gorgeous in pictures, I can't imagine how much greater it is in person with all that soft, lovely yarn at your fingertips. Congrats!
Katherine // 06/10/2009 at 4:53 am |
It's beautiful! That yarn is so soft, that must be a seriously cuddly vest. It really makes me want to knit a vest for myself. I love Mr. Greenjeans – what are you using for it?
Jknits // 06/10/2009 at 6:59 am |
Very cool! Love the kitchen paint color too.
Charity // 06/10/2009 at 7:17 am |
This looks great! I love Skye Tweed.
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carolyninAlaska // 06/10/2009 at 11:05 am |
Gorgeous cables… and it looks nice on you! How can you beat that ;o)
Arctic Knitter // 06/10/2009 at 11:26 am |
Beautiful! Looks great on you – oh how I love cables! Mr. Greenjeans – another great project. Can't wait to see it. Enjoy!
kristina // 06/11/2009 at 3:46 pm |
Wow! It looks great… and very cozy.
Mags // 06/15/2009 at 7:36 pm |
I love your vest! I think it turned out fabulous and you look great in it!