...and I found this deep forest green cotton sweater on my first try...it's a size small...but there should be more than enough yarn there to make a vest...
...and here we go...
...what's in your workbasket this week?...
~Have a lovely day!
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
...9.17...W.I.P. Wednesday...
...some prep work before I start the Minecraft vest for Our Airman's Wife...
...I wasn't really happy with the colours of the cotton yarn that I'd gotten at Stuff Mart...both colours just seemed too bright...so I returned it all and went looking for some sweaters to recycle at our local thrift store...
...and I found this deep forest green cotton sweater on my first try...it's a size small...but there should be more than enough yarn there to make a vest...
...so I took it all apart...
...and started unraveling it...
...the yarn directly from the sweater is very thin...not the look I'm going for with the vest...
...so I plied it together...to make more of a worsted/aran weight yarn...
...I got two big skeins...and one baby one...
...and then I went looking for some gold cotton yarn... and I found that too...it probably helps that it's nowhere near sweater season here..and I also got her a gold tee-shirt to wear under the vest...I don't think the logo will matter as it will be covered up by the vest...
...and I really only want the gold part for this vest...the lighter coloured sweater is for if I need it for plying...but I may not...
...same process...
...I only got the one ball of gold...hoping it will be enough altogether for roughly half a vest...but I may be playing a little bit of yarn chicken...
...and I got several dishcloth cotton colours that I really like as well...
...so then I swatched with my recycled yarn...
...checking for gauge...
...this cotton is oh so soft...
...and it has a lovely drape to it as well...
...I snagged a few photos of the sweater from screenshots...
...of the front...
...and the back...
...and I think I've found the perfect pattern...the neckline and the arms look about the same...there's 2x2 rib on at the bottom and 1x1 around the neck and arms scyes...so that should be the only change...it's Drops Design 'New Girl'...
...I sketched in the squares and modified the pattern to use 2 needles instead of knitting on circs...vertical colour chanes like this are almost impossible in the round...
...and here we go...
...I actually got quite a bit done on the trip up to Mom's...
...I am almost always the passenger...and that makes for a lot of knitting time...
...what's in your workbasket this week?...
~Have a lovely day!
...and I found this deep forest green cotton sweater on my first try...it's a size small...but there should be more than enough yarn there to make a vest...
...and here we go...
...what's in your workbasket this week?...
~Have a lovely day!
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I never thought about your ability to reuse yarn. Cool colors! Love, K
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea!!
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