July 10, 2008

Twinkle's Balthazar Vest

I re-purposed yarn from the Marilyn jacket to make the vest. The pattern isn’t exactly clear. At the “Divide for Neck”, be sure to keep in mind the yarn over pattern. Rows 1 and 3 are purl instead of knit before and after the pattern section (K2tog, yo right side OR yo, ssk left side). Be sure to modify the pattern based on the fact that you are no longer working in rounds. It worked out so that I patterned on the pearl side (WS) and knit back. I decreased for the neck on every 4th knit row (pattern says 8) and this worked for me. Also, the patterns are small so it helped to know my measurements instead of following the pattern all the way. Lastly, I capped the sleeves shorter than the pattern.

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