EWV 0918-2009, Ruffled Legwarmers

Started: September 18, 2009
Finished: September 24, 2009

With simple shaping and easy to follow instructions, this pattern made me remember how beautiful moss stitch can be! Now all I have to do is muster the ... strength to wear them outdoors. Apparently, they are coming back in style?

EWV 0914-2009, Blue Legwarmers

Started: September 14, 2009
Finished: September 18, 2009

Now all that's left to do is build the courage to wear them.

EWV 0911-2009, Blue Raceback Tank

Started: September 11, 2009
Finished: September 13, 2009

Lately, I've been falling back on a easy patterns that I've worked before. Going back to the beginning of the year, I decided to pick up the Cropped Vest pattern (EWV 0209-2009 and EWV 0128-2009). This time, I changed up the decreases and made it a little longer. Instead of performing the decreases two stitches away, I pushed it out one more at 3 sts. As a result, it gave the vest a raceback look to it (which is why I'm calling it a tank instead of vest). All in all, I'm pretty happy it and plan on wearing it with light blue jeans and maybe the grey 3/4 sleeve length top under it.

EWV 0909-2009, Blanketed Blue Beret

Started: September 9, 2009
Finished: September 10, 2009

I pretty much made this up as I went along, but based it off of a blanket pattern from my pattern collection. I messed up the back a little bit because I hadn't yet gotten the hang of altering a pattern. It took me some time to figure out the pattern repeat, and then apply it to knitting in the round. As a result, I have a small patch of reverse stockinette in the back, at the beginning of the beret. I supposed I could have fixed it, but didn't. If I try to make another one (which is likely because it's way to use of extra yarn), I think I'll have a better grasp of applying the pattern to circular knitting in the beginning.

EWV 0906-2009, Cranberry Weekend Vest

Started: September 6, 2009
Finished: September 7, 2009

I loved the Apricot Weekend Vest (EWV 0829-2009) so much that I had to make another. This time around, I made it a little longer partially because I wanted it longer, but also because I didn't want a lot of leftover yarn!

EWV 0905-2009, Blue Beret

Started: September 5, 2009
Finished: September 6, 2009

EWV 0904-2009, Apricot Textured Vest

Started: September 4, 2009
Finished: September 8, 2009

It's a little chunkier than I thought, but I still like it. I'm still trying to figure out what color shirt to wear underneath of it. My first thought is black, with some jeans - but I could be wrong.

EWV 0829-2009, Apricot Weekend Vest

Started: August 29, 2009
Finished: August 30, 2009



This vest was the ultimate weekend project; I started and finished it in one weekend!! Of course, it helped that it's super bulky yarn and size 15 needles - but we don't need to focus on that part; I'm trying to build up some knitting mojo.

It was super easy and mindless knitting and went perfectly with Wrong Turn (yes, I know it's an awful movie), The Departed, Saturday Night Live and Casino Royal. That's how long it took me to make this vest. Let's add that up:

• Wrong Turn = 84 minutes


• The Departed = 151 minutes


• Saturnday Night Live = 60 minutes


• Casino Royal = 144 minutes


• Total = 7.32 hours

That's pretty darn good for me considering my lack of knitting mojo as of late. I'd like to make another one, but longer. Oh yeah - that'd be hot! :) I also buckled down and made a necklace (EWV 0830-2009) to go with my quick-knit vest. I think it turned out pretty decently.