Argyle Vest-Along!

finished

i'm done. just have to block it, but i'm done.





yarn used: knitpick merino style in coal & fog
needle size & gauge: 5.75 st x 6.5 rows to 1" on size 5
pattern modifications: my stitch guage was close when i swatched & my row guage totally off. but i followed the pattern as written (row-wise) before the waist so the vest would end up longer than what the pattern called for. it seemed like waist was getting too tiny towards teh end of the shaping so I left out last waist decrease. i did not steek the arms or back of the neck at all (and knit from the armpits up flat).

i'm just not that pleased, though. there are a couple reason.

1. i just do not like the way the vest is shaped. i think it has something to do with the steeked armholes. these are not your usual completely straight steeked armholes, but they are not curved as much as normal arm openings. i ended up with a lot of excess fabric at the front of the armholes. i'm also not totally happy with the lower body shaping, but this is all my fault. as i said, my stitch gauge was off, but then when i got past the waist shaping i realized i wasn't even meeting the gauge i swatched, so i modified pattern slightly after waist shaping. and now it's too big above the waist shaping & not big enough below.

how i'd change the shaping:






2. i'm glad i skipped the armhole steeking, but i probably should've just skipped the v-neck steek then, too. exacerbated by the merino style being so thick, the steeks really do add a lot of excess fabric, particularly on the tops of the shoulders, which on mine i think is very unflattering.

3. i made a boo-boo. most people wouldn't notice, but i do:




anyway, i have done so much work on this thing, i can't imagine ripping back or redoing the neck ribbing over yet again, so i think this will remain the way it is. the merino style seems to have felted a tiny bit already (without any exposure to heat or moisture at all), so i don't think ripping it out for the yarn is worth it either. ah well, i'll block it & see if that makes it wearable.

posted by littlecindy at 4:38 PM | 3 comment(s)

My WIP

I started this on Tuesday 11/17 and I'm about 3/4 of the way through the first chart. I'm using Cascade 220 in a khaki and rose color combination. Love it!

posted by xyz at 5:08 AM | 3 comment(s)

onto the steeking

i got all the main knitting done, and now i need to steek the neckline. (i skipped the steeking of the arms & back of the neck and knit the front & back flat. the excess fabric some people got scared me).

posted by littlecindy at 6:03 PM | 0 comment(s)

C'est fini! (no really, it is)

Ha ha! Its done! Photo compleate with my geek glasses! (I am proud of my geekage!) full yammering on about the pattern and the finished vest can be found over >>>> here

posted by Katya at 3:00 AM | 6 comment(s)

C'est fini!

WOO! So the vest is blocking and smells a little funny. I wrote a bit more on it over here
I think it is going to be a winner-but-not. I didn't really knit this because I would wear it all the time, cos I won't. I live in Oregon and it doesn't really get cold enough alot of a double thick hot vest and it is that cold, one generally wants sleeves. But it was fun to knit and the whole steeking thing was fun! Although I don't think I am the type of person that should do alot of big color work projects :/ not really my thing it seems.

posted by Katya at 5:08 AM | 2 comment(s)

errata

i didn't check all the archives here, but the first couple months, and am wondering if anyone knows of any errata on this pattern? on the first page of the pattern when you start increasing after the waist, the pattern seems to be saying decreases when it means increases. anyone else notice this?

anyway, i've just finished the waist and will start those increases. just have to refigure my math. my row guage is smaller than what i swatched. no problem so far, as i wanted the vest to be just a bit longer than the pattern would create, but i figure i better get it right for the bust. i also have to look closer at how these steeks are going to be made. i don't understand at all why i'll be casting on more stitches at the neck? this pattern is going to be a bit more challenging than i thought.

posted by littlecindy at 5:35 PM | 0 comment(s)

We Have Steeks!

Blogger is being a pain so pictures and such on steeks, cutting and all that jazz will be here

posted by Katya at 4:05 AM | 0 comment(s)