Third Time's The Charm

First it was Hey Teach, then one of my own creations, but neither time was I totally satisfied with the look of the lovely Eco Cotton as it was knit up.

This spring, the 'Summer Vest' from the May issue of Creative Knitting caught my eye. Immediately I purchased some great Noro for a winter 'Summer Vest'. But my Eco Cotton summer sweater lay unworn. Why not rip it and make a summer 'Summer Vest'? After all, third time's the charm!! Mind you, I did say, if I don't' like the finished product this time, the yarn was headed for the garbage.

But like it I do.

It was a quick knit at 19 sts/4in. Modifications were few. I lengthened the vest so that it falls at the top of the hip. Then I started with enough stitches for the finished measurement. The pattern calls for the vest to start with fewer stitches then increase to bust size. Since I was lengthening the vest, it seemed it might hang better if it was full width from the get-go. At the shoulders, I did short-row shaping. Always a better-fitting shoulder, IMHO, especially when using a 3 needle bind off.

The result? - I like it!! Unfortunately at bust/eye level there is one row where the seed stitch is off. Just ignore it. That's what I'm doing.

Summer vests have a certain charm. Just a little something extra over a tee shirt not only wards off any chill, but gives a more finished look to an outfit. Not that I would normally recommend knitting the same yarn 3 times to get a satisfying finished product, but this time it worked.