FO Report: "Veste Everest"
Started 03/06, finished 01/16/07
Pattern: "Veste Everest" (size 40in) by Veronik Avery in Fall 2005 IK
Yarn: My own handspun; Brown Alpaca and silk plied with Chocolate Cherries roving handdyed by Lori Lawson (alpaca, silk & merino). Approx 850yds of light worsted weight yarn.
Needles: Addi Turbos for the body, Knitpicks Options for the neck and arm bindings
Pattern Talk: Like most Interweave patterns, this one was well written and easy to follow. The cable was a simple series of repeats. I had no problems following the pattern, or making modifications to it.
My Mods: I lengthened the body by about 2 inches by doing extra repeats of the cable pattern on the front. The pattern calls for cabling on the back, but I figured that would be waste of time & effort (plus I'd have to spin more yarn) because no one looks at the back of a piece. So instead I did a simple 6x2 ribbing across the back. I fudged the math a little to make the back the same size as the front, but it all worked out. Since I changed the back, it took me *forever* to finish- I had to do more math to make the neck and shoulders fit the front correctly. I'm so math-adverse that I put the work aside for months instead of just jumping in and finishing it. If I'd done that, the vest would have been completed within a couple of months of starting it, instead of taking nearly a year to finish.
Started 03/06, finished 01/16/07
Pattern: "Veste Everest" (size 40in) by Veronik Avery in Fall 2005 IK
Yarn: My own handspun; Brown Alpaca and silk plied with Chocolate Cherries roving handdyed by Lori Lawson (alpaca, silk & merino). Approx 850yds of light worsted weight yarn.
Needles: Addi Turbos for the body, Knitpicks Options for the neck and arm bindings
Pattern Talk: Like most Interweave patterns, this one was well written and easy to follow. The cable was a simple series of repeats. I had no problems following the pattern, or making modifications to it.
Overall, I'm really pleased with the way the vest fits. The cables look great in my handspun, too.
With all the silk and alpaca, this vest is super warm. I don't know if I'll be wearing it with any long sleeved shirts any time soon! I do like the finished product a lot, though, and it's really cool to have produced a complete garment from my handspun.
9 comments:
Beautiful! I wish I could spin consistently enough to cable with my handspun.
Wow - this is so lovely, and I am so impressed that you spun your own yarn! (that just sounds so seriously hardcore, y'know?)
That vest is gorgeous! Love the colors. Great job!
It really did turn out great. I'm jealous of you knitting a garment that is truly wearable...
I admit I have been lurking for a few weeks now but I just had to post for this one, such beauuutiful exquisite colors of your own handspun wow its really fantastic. I love your blog and am absolutely blown away by your wonderful photography and craftiness. Great job!!
Your vest is beautiful - it looks even more beautiful in person - the colors!!! Ooh la la!
this is fantastic! knit with your own handspun! wow. lovely.
this is the best one I've seen. I've still got to lengthen mine...that makes it all the more wearable!
so pretty!!
I found your blog because of a google serch for Lori Lawson. I took a spinning class from Lori before Christmas and hopefully will be getting a wheel soon. The vest is so very pretty, do you mind if I ask how long you have been spinning and are you one of the weekly spinners at LPK?
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