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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - May 25 2015 : 10:21:21 AM
A few months back, I posted my Knit for Victory vest that I made as a special project using the original Red Cross pattern for WWI and WWII. It was easy for this beginner and turned out to fit nicely. So I decided to make another in brighter colors. Yesterday, I finally finished it !
Boy, it is warm and cozy!! The wool is thick and soft too. I was pleased at how the colors patterned out too. Well, it is time now to pack it in the sweater box for the summer so it doesn't fall prey to nibbling moths!! Down here in Florida, it will be December before there will be cool enough weather to put it on!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014 |
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| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - May 31 2015 : 8:46:32 PM
Love your choice of colors Winnie. Such a fun vest. Someone will have a lot of fun wearing it. And it's finished!
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
| ceridwen |
Posted - May 31 2015 : 11:57:43 AM
Winnie, what a beautiful vest! I love the color of the yarn! Thank you for sharing a picture!
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
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| forgetmenot |
Posted - May 30 2015 : 10:12:31 PM
Winnie, your vest turned out beautiful. After reading your comments on knitting it..I want to pick up my needles again and be proud of being a "turtle".
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - May 30 2015 : 05:50:24 AM
Thanks everyone for your kind words! I am looking forward to wearing it next year when we get our few cold spells. The one aspect about the color scheme that I like is that there are lots of ways to mix and match the sweater with other clothing.
Amy, just keep knitting simple items and you will be ready to tackle a bigger project. This vest is just knit and pearl in counted rows. Some shorter and some longer. It is made in one long piece which you then sew the sides together. It is the first big project that I have made and now I think I can take on something just a bit more involved. But, I am still in the easy beginner stage!! LOL!! I think the key to knitting progress is to take it slow and not try something too difficult when you are not ready.Frustration is the killer of knitting confidence for me and I find that taking on something that gets complicated and full of mistakes just makes me want to QUIT! I recommend being a "turtle" in your beginning career of knitting. Good luck!!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014 |
| Song Sparrow |
Posted - May 30 2015 : 03:15:40 AM
Beautiful Winnie. I love colors, they have sort of a mms magical quality. I hope to k earn to knit this beautifully someday :)!
Peace in our hearts, peace in the world
Amy (Sister#6098) www.danaherandcloud.com
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| MaryJane |
Posted - May 29 2015 : 8:34:17 PM
Kinda collegiate, definitely on trend with colors, and most positively gorgeous on you I'm sure:)
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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| Rosemary |
Posted - May 29 2015 : 7:18:53 PM
Wow, that's beautiful! Victory indeed! :) |
| windypines |
Posted - May 29 2015 : 5:07:10 PM
what a beautiful job.
Farming in WI
Michele |
| Bear5 |
Posted - May 25 2015 : 12:34:22 PM
Winnie! Very nicely knitted!!!!!!! Good work. Thanks for sharing.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
