I (not surprisingly) cast on a swatch the day I received the yarn.
Knit Picks Palette in Fog, Twig, White, Nutmeg, Rainforest Heather, and Marine Heather (there is actually a significant amount of green in the Marine heather but it doesn't show too well in the photo)
I had a bit of trouble getting used to the two handed knitting but I did catch on. I suspected (and was right) that part of my difficulty was due to the small, in-the-round swatch but I was excited by the prospect of wearing that little tube as a wrist warmer later tee hee. Well somewhere along the way I made a mistake and I attempted to go back and fix it but I wound up frogging the whole swatch. I seemed to be getting gauge so I decided to throw caution to the wind and just cast on for the actual vest!
Check it out:
The I think the green and blue are fairly close to the Harrisville colors called for in the pattern but the browns and grey are different. I didn't have the color card when I ordered (I do now) so I had to guess on a few shades... If I were to knit this vest again in the KP Palette I would choose the lighter grey (Mist) and Tan instead of Twig... I am happy with the colors as they are though so I ain't changing anything :) And for $20 total for the yarn - I sure can't complain!
With every row I become more and more hooked on this stranded knitting thing! I can easily see myself getting a little obsessed with it :)
It is SO rewarding to see the pattern developing before your eyes. It really makes you feel like you are making progress FAST. I think a couple of things have really helped me...
1. knitting continental
2. knowing how to throw (I started English style)
3. I am generally left handed but moderately ambidextrous... after the initial awkwardness and figuring out how to hold yarns without getting them all twisted, I feel very comfortable knitting 'two handed'.
I only wish the weather here were cooler so I could knit a closet full of fair isle sweaters!! Vests are good so it's quite possible I may knit this again but in different colors... I really like the Clematis Heather and the Iris Heather... hmmmm ;)
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Ooh, that looks really good so far! I'm still waiting for my dark green to arrive - it shipped yesterday so it should be here soon. I agree that the mist might have been better, but it was hard to tell from the small preview photo where the grey was in the vest. Now that I know I kind of wish I had the lighter grey. Since I'll not be starting immediately I might order that...
Thanks Emily! I briefly considered ordering the lighter grey and starting over but I just couldn't do it since I was already started. Plus hubby said he thought it looked good that way... that helped ;) I'm really loving this project!!
Your vest looks great! I think the colours are fine. Can't wait to see the finished vest.
I'm slightly addicted to stranded knitting, too. I tried it for the first time last month and made Eunny's Endpaper mitten. It still doesn't have its mate because I got the who stranded thing out of my system so that I could concentrate on Christmas knitting. lol
You are doing a fantastic job on your vest! The pictures don't even do it justice from what I saw on Wednesday. It is coming along beautifully!
Looks great so far. This is in my pile of items to knit. I ordered Knitpicks yarns, too, but subbed the Clematis and Iris heather colors for the blues. The yarns arrived. Until I swatch, though, I'm not sure how they'll look. I agree with you, too, fair isle is very addictive!
Oooh, pretty! I haven't tried stranded knitting yet, but I do love this vest pattern. Maybe sometime down the line I will give it try.
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