Acid Yellow Koigu Vesthttp://www.purlbee.com/yellow-koigu-vest/en-USSquarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Ta Da!purl beeWed, 30 Aug 2006 03:08:09 +0000http://www.purlbee.com/yellow-koigu-vest/2006/8/29/ta-da.html59842:707759:504290whitneyvest.jpgAnd, finally, I blocked my vest, which made a big difference. The lace pattern really relaxed and the whole thing ended up fitting me pretty well I think. I really love wearing this thing - I like how it’s kind of funky and prissy at the same time. The only problem is that now I only want to make lace Koigu vests. Maybe that’s not such a big problem...--Whitney

]]>http://www.purlbee.com/yellow-koigu-vest/rss-comments-entry-504290.xmlSimple Finishingpurl beeWed, 30 Aug 2006 00:47:59 +0000http://www.purlbee.com/yellow-koigu-vest/2006/8/29/simple-finishing.html59842:707759:615083vest-detail.jpg

I finished the neck and arm holes off with a few rows of garter and a VERY loose cast off. --Whitney

]]>http://www.purlbee.com/yellow-koigu-vest/rss-comments-entry-615083.xmlProgress!purl beeWed, 23 Aug 2006 22:28:52 +0000http://www.purlbee.com/yellow-koigu-vest/2006/8/23/progress.html59842:707759:504272vest2.jpgI just made this vest up as I knit along, trying it on every 5 inches or so. I had to redo the beginning a few times, mostly because my flat gauge and my round knitting were producing wildly different results. I ended up using a 6 needle and casting on 176 stitches, decreasing down to I-can’t-remember-how-many for the waist and increasing to I-can’t-remember-how-many for the chest. I didn’t worry too much about keeping the stitch pattern neat throughout  the shaping because I figured the whole thing was way too busy for anyone, including myself, to notice or care.
 -- Whitney  

]]>http://www.purlbee.com/yellow-koigu-vest/rss-comments-entry-504272.xmlFinding the Perfect Stitchpurl beeWed, 09 Aug 2006 00:41:00 +0000http://www.purlbee.com/yellow-koigu-vest/2006/8/2/finding-the-perfect-stitch.html59842:707759:615073swatch2.jpg
The Snowflake Eyelet (same book , page 248) caught my eye. I felt like it had enough stockinette to give the colors space to settle, and plus I love eyelets. --Whitney

]]>http://www.purlbee.com/yellow-koigu-vest/rss-comments-entry-615073.xmlIt Started with the Yarnpurl beeWed, 02 Aug 2006 22:19:12 +0000http://www.purlbee.com/yellow-koigu-vest/2006/8/2/it-started-with-the-yarn.html59842:707759:504265swatch1.jpgI really had to have this Koigu as soon as it came into Purl. The acidy yellows and greens interrupted by streaks of tomato red were pretty exciting to me. I thought it might be cool to see how this whacky,  kind of  psychadelic yarn would look in a traditional lace pattern. So, of course, I turned to Barbara Walker, queen of stitch patterns.

bwcover.jpgMy first love was the Milanese Lace pattern (Barbara Walker 2nd Treasury of Knitting Patterns). Sadly, I saw from my swatch that the Milanese Lace wasn’t going to work for this project - way too busy - but I will definitely revisit it with a solid Koigu.--Whitney

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