more than you can chew.....
The purple vest is not particularly hard to knit, but it is hard for me to write down exactly what I am doing in a coherent fashion, and I think that grading it for more than one size may be beyond me altogether, at least in it's current form.
I think it was a mistake to work the button bands all in one piece with the body. Firstly, because this turns a 4 row pattern repeat into a 12 row pattern repeat, at least on the buttonhole side. Secondly, because this turns a fairly easy to "read" pattern stitch into an exercise in minutely careful row counting (again on buttonhole side). Thirdly, because halfway up I decided that I would like to make a change in the buttonhole band (it really needs an extra stitch); but to fix it I couldn't just rip back the band, I would have to rip back the whole piece. I ain't going to do it. Also, if I were starting over I would definitely work it in one piece to the armholes. Just sayin'.
But having come this far, I have charged ahead and finished the right front.
I'm not convinced this couldn't be turned into a workable pattern. But it will need some tweaking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQQk65XQpS8
ReplyDeleteHeh. Now go make yourself a Harvey Wallbanger Cake and press on!
It's Friday, I may skip the cake and head straight for the vodka. Oh wait, I haven't picked up the vodka yet.
ReplyDeleteHappy tweaking :)
ReplyDeleteWell, you're done with the button band, the vest front looks really good and what do you mean you didn't get the vodka yet??
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