FO: Clark's Christmas Vest

It is once again that time of year. Time For Clark's annual Christmas vest.

This is the Basic Vest pattern from the Handy Book of Patterns by Ann Budd. I used the 4-6 year old size and added the plaited cable from The Very Easy Guide to Cable Knitting. The yarn is Caron Simply Soft in Black. I have not tried it on him yest but I have compared it to some of his other clothes and it should fit.

I am really behind on posting my FOs. I finished this one on November 10th and it is now December 14th.  I also need to work on knitting faster. Only 11 days until Christmas and I still have a lot to do. Until next time ....

FO: Clark's Christmas Vest 2012

After skipping last year I decided to make Clark a vest again this year to wear on Christmas day. Although I have yet to take a modeled shot I present Clark's Christmas Vest 2012.

 The yarn is Debbie Bliss Donegal Tweed which I also used to make my Fallberry Mitts. I really like this yarn as it is very springy and sqooshy. The pattern is Child's Vest by Susan Esser. The pattern is very easy and is written for sizes 2-8. I knitted the size 6 for Clark so he can wear it for awhile. My only complaint is that she does not give directions on how to do the v-neck decreases. I was not sure exactly how to do them so mine ended up more square but it did not bother me enough to rip back. All in all I am happy with it and will post a modeled shot once I have one. Until next time ....