Excuse my tardiness! I’ve been celebrating my birthday week! In our house Mom doesn’t have a birthDAY but rather a birthWEEK. The culmination is Monday on the actually date I joined the world at large but the fun leading up to it is grand. But first things first….
My Olympic Project….the School House Vest was an excellent choice as even the slowest of knitters can complete it in two weeks. I, being the queen of ’snaildom’, was a wee bit ahead of schedule until that familiar stumbling block that hits all knitters at some point…the why-should -I-read-directions-when -I-have- a- picture- right- in- front- of- me! block. I was so happy with the look and fit of everything about this design that I whipped up the armhole trim while flaunting my fo to all my peeps at Bliss Yarns the day before D-Day. Then of course I was slapped down viciously when I attempted to flaunt this little number in front of superman who casually ask ” are there supposed to be ‘wings’ on the back?” AARRGH! The arm trim squirmed and wiggled its way around my limbs like cranberry snakes! After a blistering tongue-lashing aimed at Stephanie Japel, the designer, (of course it’s her fault, I had a PICTURE for goodness sake ), I finally read the directions, all the way back to “materials needed:” and there was that little bit about size 5 needle for the bind off and trim, not size 7!!!!! Well, why didn’t she put that in BOLD or CAPS or italics?? Doesn’t she know some slap-happy olympian, drunk with the flush of the finish line was going to zoom right over those simple details!? leaving her dazed and confused as to why absolute perfection had slipped thru her needles at the last possible moment??? Well I hope this is a lesson to you Stephanie!
In spite of the designers negligence in whacking me over the head with the obvious, I have managed to pull off quite a nice little knit and the final bind off was mere 15 min before the flame extinguished!
the length is perfect with my tall frame, one of the joys of knitting in the round where you can try things on before committing to decreases,
the bust darts fit even someone built like a teenage boy,, making the darts was just a stroke to my delusional ego.
See,,,not a bat wing in sight thanks to my extensive research and finely tuned deciphering skills! All in all a terrific knit , quick, easy, well fitting and with the worsted weight yarn there are a million options. I used the Cascade 220; I liked the look and feel….and the price tag, about $21 dollars!
I’m off to pick up where I left off in the birthday activities; today is picnic in the park with knitting followed by mani-peti’s for the bug and I.
Have a wonderful Labor Day!
