FP - The Tappan Zee Cardigan

And another one done and dusted...woot, woot!

My {Tappan Zee} is finished and it is another well fitting garment - I am so excited that I could almost wee myself...but let's leave that for the time being :)

**click on images to enlarge the view**

Well, ok - strictly speaking I haven't found the perfect buttons for the top yet. But I still class this baby as completed.

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WIP - Tappan Zee Cardigan Pt II

Uhm....that original WIP didn't last long. 'Memba my {initial yarn choice} for the Zee?

While I still love the colours, the feel of the yarn never appealed to me and in a way I was somewhat glad when despite a gauge swatch, my first attempt at the Zee turned out to be too small.

But I did not give up then and there, unravelled my work and started afresh with larger needles and one size up. That instantly made the yarn feel much softer and I happily carried on towards the arm section again.

Somewhere along I must have made an error because no matter how often I counted and recounted the stitches something did not tally up for the larger size. I guess something was trying to tell me to leave off that particular yarn for this project.

As I really wanted to do to {Tappan Zee Cardigan} (I don't get why it's called a cardigan though, to me something without arms is a vest...) I got my frogged Sirdar Smoothie yarn out of the box and eh presto...this seems to work so far.

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WIP - Tappan Zee Cardigan

I was so excited that I managed to finish knitting a garment that actually fits me that I could not wait to cast on something else :)

The {Tappan Zee Cardigan} has been on my secret "to-do-list" for some time and now I feel confident enough that I will do the pattern justice.

I also wanted to get a start on one of my goals for this year to use a brighter colour so I went and bought red and orange as I think those two look awesome together.

To be honest, I am not so sure about my choice of yarn - {Adriafill Azzure}.

Can't put a finger on it but there is something about the yarn which  I don't like - I think it feels too "plasticy". It doesn't have a nice soft touch feel to it...but hey I carry on and I am sure once it's done I will love it anyway.

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WIP - Lace vest

Shortly before I went for my operation and while I was in hospital I started on a new project. I needed something that did not require much thought  so I kept with the lace pattern of the {Lace Back Hoodie}, as that is so easy to remember.

I only had five balls of Rowan Bamboo Soft Classic, which I got in a sale so it had to be a smaller project.

I just cast on 100 stitches and knit until 1.5 balls were done, then I cast off and had my front piece for a vest completed.

unblocked - WIP status 14 June 2012

I am half way with the back piece now and hope to have it completed some time this week. Oh, and I have no ides if it is the right fit, I am just winging it this time.

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