Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Clock Vest!

I finished hiding the ends last night and popped into Knitty City today to get buttons. I had barely cleared the door when Pearl called out my name and handed me a card. It was from Penny and contained a gift card and thank you note. Way cool!

Then Pearl escorted me into the back room to paw through some brand new buttons. The perfect ones were just waiting for me and they look just right on my vest. I wish I could get the camera to show you the detail but trust me they are lovely -- there are tiny leaves etched into a pale purple mother-of-pearl button. Clock Vest from Cheryl Oberle's Folk Vests. Knit in Cascade 220 -- one of the heathers, 3 skeins with about 2 meters left over. (The yarn was a gift and I lost the labels during the great bug debacle of 2007.) Needles: addi turbos, size 1. No significant changes to pattern.

8 comments:

Susan said...

Oh how beautiful. You just did a magnificent job. And, if you click on the bottom pic you can see the leaves on the, uhhh I think, 3rd button from the bottom. How very unique!

Kristen said...

It came out beautifully!

Mary said...

Lovely vest. But did I read the needle size right--size 1s?

Anonymous said...

:) May you enjoy everything in good health.

The vest is wonderful!

Anonymous said...

Very pretty. I love the detailing on the back!

Cookie said...

What a lovely surprise and such a lovely vest! Well done!

Ina said...

Gorgeous vest! I love the back detail - a real showcase for master knitting.

Anonymous said...

I love it!!!! It came out beautifully.

Hugs!!!