No posts for the whole month of May...naughty naughty! But here I am at the last minute, pulling out this vest, which I finished almost three months ago! Dear me.
Pattern: Neulottu Salmiakkiruutuinen SlipoveriDesigner: Anne-Maija Immonen
Source: Novita Magazine Spring 2009
Needles: 4.5mm and 5.0mm bamboo straights
Yarn Details:
- Novita Rose Mohair
- 65% acrylic, 35% mohair
- 50 grams = 189 metres
- colours #337 (green) #705 (lilac) and #011 (white)
Here's what the original looked like. See all of those diamonds on the front? That means ELEVEN bobbins of sticky mohair getting tangled all over the place!I lasted a measly four rows with eleven bobbins before ripping back and deciding on a simpler approach.
There was also a slight modification with the sizing in that I cast on for the second size but increased for the third size by the time I reached the underarms.
I like this one a lot and have worn it quite often.
Coming up soon: a little yellow summer dress!
2 comments:
Your modified vest looks even better than the original one.
If you ever feel like adding another fabulous YouTube tutorial I'd love to see one about color changes. Everything I do is in one color because I'm just not getting the hang of managing all those strings!
By the way, thanks to you I'm an obsessed knitter. A friend of mine called to tell me she was learning to knit and, not to be outdone (and since I've always wanted to learn anyway), I decided to teach myself. I learned so much from your videos and now my husband is so crazy because I won't stop knitting. And my son freaked out because I took him to a movie and brought knitting with me. "Mom, that's really weird..." he said. Poor guy.
But thanks. :)
Post a Comment