theraineysisters knitting and so much more

Unlike the title of this post, I personally am not “in the pink” right now.  I am reeling at the assault on our democracy and way of life.  All the safeguards, guardrails, checks and balances seem to have evaporated.  How can one man do so much damage in such a short amount of time?  I feel silly going about my daily life as if nothing has changed.  Everything has changed.

But, now onto knitting.  I just finished my second Inovec.  When I knit the first one, I hated it.  I almost threw it in the bin.  But, I kept going, finished it, and now love it!  The yarn called for (Noro Ito — ginormous 437 yds/200 grams balls) was on closeout for half off.  I bought three balls of a hot pink and orange colorway called Konan.  I love it!

The pictures don’t do it justice.  I will wear this alot!!

I saw this little project on Instagram and really liked it: Lacy Braid Cowl.  I am not a fan of dickies typically, but this seemed more cowl, less dickie!  The pattern is only available on the One_Row website, but I was able to link my project to Ravelry (a link to the pattern is provided on her Ravelry pattern page).

The yarn was a bit of a surprise (Jody Long Rovesoft, color Stone).  The label on the front said wool-alpaca blend but turn the label over and it was 45% acrylic!  For what I paid, it seemed way over priced.  Head to Webs to see if it is still half off.  It’s done, so nothing I can do about it now!!  I hope it is wearable!

PS to Pru:  It is very soft.  The only thing is the front wants to flip up a bit.

As soon as I saw Vest of Luck designed by Zaneteknits, I wanted to make it.  I thought it was really cute.  I did not like the styling, however.  I do not do tight or cropped, so I made some elemental changes to its silhouette.  I knit it longer, wider, and changed the armhole openings to be deeper like the popular Lulu Slipover that both Sally and I already made.

The yarn I used is Léttlopi in Black Heather, Rust Heather, and Apricot.  My gauge was a bit off, and I wanted the length, so I recharted the design to add rows.  That added width as well, which worked out fine.  I did some duplicate stitch just below the jewel neckline to add interest.  I really, really like this little vest!

Here you can see the motif I added to the neckline:

All in all, a success!!

PS to Anne: I’m sure you can make adjustments to the back width, but mine comes right to the shoulder line on me.  No over hang.  The little cap is done with short rows and can be eliminated of course, but I happen to like that detail so left it in.  Just do some measuring and math.