I've been hunting for one skein of this discontinued yarn colour since before Christmas as I'd knit this vest and run out before I was able to do this neck band. I lovely person at Ravelry was kind enough to part with an odd skein she had in her stash, so I was able to purchase it from her. I finished the vest in 2 evenings, and have since worn it. I think it's going to be a winter staple in my wardrobe. The yarn used was Noro Silk Garden, a combination of lamb's wool and recycled silk. It's soft, lovely and warm.
I did modify the pattern a little, as I'm a small person, but not a lot. The largest mod I did was to continue the ribbing up to the armhole, but just 15 stitches on each side to help with the shaping. Oh, and I knit it mostly on circular needles, all in one piece instead of doing each of the pieces separately and then sewing them together. I wanted the colour to be more continuous, and that method helped me achieve that.
Lisa
4 comments:
it looks very warm and cozy... I love the idea of the ribbing up the sides to help with shaping -- being something of a round shape myself it wouldn't necessarily help a lot, but I can imagine it "fitting" better on someone with some concave curves as well as convex :-)
That's a beautiful vest. Love the colors and I bet it's very flattering on you. The button sweater is coming along relaly well too!
What a beautiful vest, and that yarn looks familiar! =)
oh that is lovely Lisa!
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