making a dress length version with sleeves (?)
plus a headband for Leah using the cable motif.
| Began | November 26, 2012 |
| Finished | December 11, 2012 |
100% | |
| Edited | December 12, 2012 |
| Pattern URL | American Girl Cable Waist Vest by 222570 |
| Made for | Leah's American Girl Doll |
and prize for fastest cast on after publication goes to K! 😀
this is only 360yds, so it will be a little shorter than suggested unless I decide to use a contrast color for the bottom edge. Chose other deep stash as complementary color. Amy ToadyJoe said it reminded her of a cherry blossom tree in bloom and I have to agree! size 6. BO 4/26/2013
prototype. between the evening of the book sale set up, and 2 shifts at the book sale, several inches of the socks are done.
Cast on in train to Madrona! Top border: garter, 5” tall. Wedge: used for social knitting and did much further than necessary. slightly asymmetrical! Main section: began striping with the lavender yarn – 4 rows of lav, then 2 rows of main Bottom border: garter, 2 1/4” tall. striped with the lav yarn changing colors…
Learning to double-knit. Used two strands of different multi-colors. Cast on with two strands held together and then started double-knitting. Bound off with two strands on the wrong side to have the same effect on the border. Improved decreases by rearranging stitches as in cable-needle-free cables. Added eyelet row similarly – the ribbon is threaded…
wound skein into ball, cast on. After a misstart with the lace design (creating on the fly), ripped out and started back on the garter portion. turning out much nicer! Name TBA! Used less than full skein of yarn. Wren is named for a little bird. It’s a little shawlet with W’s in it like…
