Cloud Chaser
Finished
June 23, 2010
July 7, 2010

Cloud Chaser

Project info
Cloud Chaser by Amy Swenson
Knitting
Vest
me
2X
Needles & yarn
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
Austermann Alpaca Silk (80/20)
11.5 skeins = 1253.5 yards (1146.2 meters), 575 grams
Green
Notes

edit July 30 - today my 10-year old niece took some shots of “me and cloud chaser” - but only one is usable (not good, but usable). I will change it in fall. Even today it was way to warm for this snuggly piece :)


Isn´t it beautiful?!?! But its much too hot to take modeled pictures in the moment.

I love it. The yarn is yummy and the pattern was easy to follow (and easy to adjust, too).

Two weeks ago my friend and I were window shopping and what should I say - the shoes were on sale! Wouldn´t you have bought them, too? :D


July 7: finished!!! will add pictures after washing and blocking

June 29: finished left front today

June 27: back and right front are finished. Can´t let my hands off this yarn! :D

June 25: back to the start
because I knit much thighter on the large piece than on the swatch I have to go one needles size up. and knowing about the 6 extra stitches I only measured high until the armholes. ripped back down to the ribbed band.because of the bigger needles I can follow now all given numbers and instructions for my size (except lenght, will add 2 inches before armholes)

about the yarn: love it! it is soft and has a nice halo. and nearly no memory, so it is no problem to knit with the ripped yarn without washing it first

June 23: start
modifications so far:

  • added 6 stitches to the given number for my size, because I was slightly off gauge in width
  • mirrored row 7 in chart B
  • worked the decreases between chart A and B as k2tog and ssk on both sides, because I added each 2 of the additional stitches in these colums and did not like the look of the way to decrease given in the pattern
  • added about 2,5 inch in length before the armholes
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Finished
June 23, 2010
July 7, 2010
 
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by Austermann
Worsted
80% Alpaca, 20% Silk
109 yards / 50 grams

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  • Originally queued: June 11, 2010
  • Project created: June 23, 2010
  • Updated: August 3, 2010
  • Progress updates: 7 updates