Spring Vests detailed on Ravelry
Category Archives: Nieces’ Spring Vests 2011
A Last Minute Detail
The shell buttons and the charm label are just what are needed to make these vests a special gift from Auntie Jennifer.
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Spring Vests Progress
Nearing the finish of the two bodies of vests for nieces. Can you see the steeked front and sleeve holes? (For those of you who are wondering, steeks are extra stitches made into the round of stitches, to be cut open later, allowing the body to be knit uninterrupted in knit or patterned stitches). So far , this is my 3rd project involving steeks, and I am only now *just* getting the hang of it.
Note: After this project for the nieces, I think I will be quite unlikely to knit self-striping yarn for a while, it’s just so ‘been there-done that’ kind of experience. Vivid, cute, in their favorite colors, but I won’t be in a hurry to knit another self-striping yarn project.
Upcoming
For the Vernal Equinox Project, lovely varigated wool skeins in my nieces’ favorite colors…
Just to clue you in, as of last Vernal Equinox 2010, I have made myself a challenge to knit each of my two nieces a sweater (or vest) on both the Vernal Equinox, and the Autumnal Equinox. So far, I am on schedule.