« scissors + knitting= good times | HomePage | 95 days to go »

12 September 2006

DONE and DONE

Pattern:  Eunny Jang's Deep V-neck vest
Yarn:  Knitpicks Merino Style; CC nutmeg (4 skiens), MC moss (5 skiens)
Needles:  3.5 mm addis
Start/Finish:  1 sept/ 10 sept 2006
Notes:  i added a skull motif to the pattern.  i'm wearing the vest  in the picture--one with the b-day girl to be added--mostly, i just hate when people post a FO that's just flat and not worn as it's intend to be.  makes it hard to visualize it for me.  any who, my measurements are different from the intended wearer--i have a bigger rack, and i'm a good 6" shorter than she is, so i think it's going to look alright on her.  if i make myself a vest, i have to figure out something different with the shoulder/arm area.  the shoulders are so wide and so arm holes are a bit floppy.  the vest is also a titch longer than i'd like it to be (i did some finagling to get it to look alright in the picture)
truth be told, meg (the recipiant) and i did a fitting yesterday.  i gave her the choice of trying it on in front of many people or just me and G.  i was a bit worried about the fit at the waist and hips as i'm a bit smaller than her in those areas and couldn't get an accurate idea of if it would fit her or not.  i'm going to block a bit more ease into the waist/hip region, and it's going to be fine.  incidently, she really really liked it--she gave me the best compliment ever "Kate, this looks better than store bought!"  i was tickled.

in other news, g and i ended up buy a new car yesterday!  we went to the dealer to check it out in person, and ended up taking it home!  (his name is clive--i name everything) he's really really red, and the nicest car that either of us has ever owned!

in closing, for you freaky check-out-the-innards-of-fair-isle people, a gratuitous, inside out shot of the vest!

15:46 Posted in FO , skull v-neck | Permalink | Comments (12) | Trackbacks (0) | Email this | Tags: knitting (ENGLISH)

Trackbacks

The URL to Trackback this post is: http://flyinmysoup.blogspirit.com/trackback/989214

Comments

Ooooooooooooooooooooooh, I want one, the car AND the vest! LOL

Posted by: Rachel | 12 September 2006

Wow! I love what you did with it! How freakin' cute.

Posted by: Emily | 12 September 2006

Love the vest! Wish I was the birthday gurl.... LOL
... and as for someone who also just got a new car ....

Congratulations!!!! Isn't driving fun again!?

Michele in Alberta
http://ismilethereforeiknits.blogspot.com/

PS - I love Everything is Illuminated! Makes me happy just thinking about it... so cute! ...at least I think it is...

Posted by: Michele | 12 September 2006

soo... umm... how do I get on your gift giving list? j/k
Your vest is amazing! You knit it so fast, and your friend is so very lucky! Love your new car! Clive! too cute

Posted by: Amanda Cathleen | 12 September 2006

Very cool and very fun! Great colors :-) Congrats!
I just finished a swatch for my own and I can't wait to get working on it!

Posted by: disentangled | 13 September 2006

Very nice, and so fast too! Congratulations.

Posted by: Janice | 13 September 2006

jealous of the new car & your amazing new vest. the inside is so perfect...

Posted by: kat | 13 September 2006

Extremely great vest. 'Looks better than store-bought' doesn't capture it, though. You put so much more thought and effort into it, it simply doesn't compare with buying anything. At all. Your friend is so lucky! And Happy Birthday to her:-)

Posted by: Julia | 13 September 2006

man that is AMAZING!

wow!

Posted by: alice | 13 September 2006

wow.. i commented about the vest on craftster but i have to tell ya that the wrong side looks as perfect as the vest itself! good job! and congrats on the new car...

Posted by: nihal | 14 September 2006

Awesome job with the skulls. Looks great!

Posted by: karrie | 16 September 2006

That is amazing!

Posted by: hootsister | 25 September 2006