9.23.2007

pattern: provincial waistcoat
source: interweave knits, winter 2006
size: 35" bust (-1" ease)
for: me
timeline: started 05.27.2007; finished 09.13.2007
yarn: 4.5 hanks knit picks decadence in winter rose (~544 yds)
needles: US size 8 bamboo circs for body, US size 9 plastic circ for cabling, US size 8 denise interchangeable for picking up stitches and borders
buttons: 3 1" pearl buttons with a subtle design
shirt: just a little something i picked up from the thrift store for $3. it's perfect!

well...where to start? i've had my eye on this pattern (and quite a few others) since i got this issue of IK. i worked on worked for quite a while, foolishly starting it when the weather was warming up. the way the variou stitch patterns lend texture to this is fabulous, not to mention the great shaping. i was actually wary of tackling this pattern, since it is so fitted. it was definitely a challenge for me, especially since i kept putting it away to work on other projects.

problems? all of the "at the same time"s. not a fan of those. this is definitely one of those situations where a chart (even if it would have to be huge) would be waaaay more useful than written directions. aside from that, there were no problems with the pattern as far as i could tell.

i bought the buttons at vogue fabrics on roosevelt and i'm really pleased with them. i probably spent over half an hour looking through buttons. i had initially planned on getting dark wood buttons, but i'm glad i decided to go with the pearl instead.