Celtic Vest from Fleece Artist
I need to get a better photo, but I wanted to go ahead and show it. I love, love, love the hand-dyed Scotian Silk yarn this kit came with. Sounds expensive, but it only takes one hank, so it really isn’t bad. The camera can’t catch the subtle sheen and the wonderful softness of it. I wasn’t too sure how this vest was going to turn out. I tried it on before blocking and it fit very close, though it was so stretchy that it didn’t feel tight, and it was very short. Barely to my waistband. The instructions said you would gain 2″ in blocking and they were correct. It was no problem at all to stretch to that much for blocking and I probably could have stretched it even longer. The whole character of the stitch pattern changed after blocking. It was like a mini-miracle! It was no longer bulky and ribbed looking, and clingy, and it gained a very nice drape. If you knit this, don’t skip the blocking! I modded it a bit to narrow the shoulders and make the overlap part continue on down to a narrower finished edge. I’m not flat-chested like the model and didn’t want to be pinning it shut in an awkward spot.
Click this one to see a closeup of the yarn and the clasp. The clasp is a hair ornament I bought at the local Renaissance Faire. I had intended to get a cloak clasp or shawl pin, but she had sold out of those and I thought this would work just as well.
September 26th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
I want to do one of these so badly. Yours is indeed lovely.
October 1st, 2007 at 10:58 am
What an attractive vest! You’re right about the yarn… it’s gorgeous.
October 11th, 2007 at 6:55 am
Just beautiful. I ordered the Lady of the Lake Jacket and am anxious to start it. I am concerned now about length also.
Enjoy!!