Newbie, Newbie Vest test
Finished
April 14, 2016
April 21, 2016

Newbie, Newbie Vest test

Project info
Newbie Vest by Stephanie Lotven
Knitting
Vest
18 month
Needles & yarn
US 4 - 3.5 mm
Patons North America Kroy Socks FX
260 yards in stash
1.4 skeins = 268.0 yards (245.0 meters), 70 grams
Notes

Test thread
Total 9.5 hours

04-14-2016

Cast on.

Straps w/out buttonholes 22 minutes each.
Straps with buttonholes 30 minutes each.
Additional 3 hours

I’m not cutting yarn on last buttonhole strap.

04-15-2016

Now that I have the pattern memorized, it is taking about 22 minutes for each repeat (ridge of lace.)

04-16-2016

Slipping the stitches back and forth to move the markers was confusing.

I measured for length from the center underarm of the piece.

04-19-2016

Oopsie!! Looks like frog buttons are bad luck on a knitted project!

There was a hiccup with the pattern, had to frog back to the straps.

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by Patons North America
Fingering
75% Wool, 25% Nylon
166 yards / 50 grams

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  • Project created: April 14, 2016
  • Finished: April 21, 2016
  • Updated: May 24, 2016
  • Progress updates: 4 updates