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 |
I started this and it was too small for the keychain blocker, so I started again.
got gauge on size 9. knitting a 38” bust size. began decreases after 2” instead of 3. 5 total decreases instead of 4. 7 total increases instead of 4. worked an additional inch after increases (15 1/2”). made sleeves full length, at 16” before ribbing. could have made front bad slightly wider, in hindsight! the…
Picked this yarn up from Pearl Fiber Arts on the yarn crawl because the colors were so dimensional. Pulled it out of the stash when the Knitmore Girls announced the idea of the behmalong to knit any of Martina Behm’s patterns. The yarn was a joy to work with the entire project. I’ll use the…
Knit with handspun Sun Valley and their DK base to go with. Planned to continue handspun as far as needed instead of just in the yoke. Did not decrease in the underbust, but added more increases. Underarm patterning section is continued all the way down through handspun. I loved spinning this fiber and I loved…
The third of the four Brea bags. I doubled the yarn. The button is a bone button with a beautiful floral pattern. The lining is cherries, which matched the hollyberry yarn nicely. I love the definition on the WotA cables, it really makes the flowery calbes stand out!
