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Circular Vest 2
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Finished
May 9, 2016
July 24, 2016

Circular Vest 2

Project info
Balboa Waistcoat by Kari-Helene Rane
Knitting
Vest
Hilary
Modified Medium
Needles & yarn
US 10 - 6.0 mm
285 yards
Biscotte Yarns La Grande Douce
none left in stash
1 skein = 185.3 yards (169.4 meters), 111 grams
Solid Gris
N/A
Gray
EweKnit in Toronto, Ontario
April 9, 2016
madelinetosh Tosh Vintage
12 grams in stash
0.5 skeins = 100.0 yards (91.4 meters), 9 grams
Tern
TV 84
Gray
EweKnit
October 19, 2013
Notes

Stripe these to ensure consistency in colour and texture.

It’s tricky to stripe by carrying up yarn because you have to carry it up on blackberry stitch (so you have to do it 4 stitches before the end of the row on the wrong side and it still doesn’t carry up “normally”). Happily, bb stitch hides the carry up pretty well.

I do love working with both of these yarns which are veritably indistinguishable.

24-07-2016

FWIW, I wouldn’t recommend working with 2 yarns when making this. As it gets bigger, the “striping” becomes increasingly complicated because the waistcoat twists and turns. I like the outcome though - slightly variegated tonal grey. It’s blocking now and this seems to have stretched to the dimensions of the previous one (made in much firmer, woolen-spun) without any issues (and thankfully will probably recover to approx that size given that it’s made with both a superwash and non superwash yarn. And given that there is a small amount of nylon in the superwash.

28-12-2016

Hilary LOVES this and it looks perfect on her. Very good for a straight frame, tall person.

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July 24, 2016
About this pattern
Balboa Waistcoat
by Kari-Helene Rane
from Kari-Helene Rane's Ravelry Store
32 projects, in 54 queues
KristinM100's overall rating
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KristinM100's adjectives for this pattern
  1. Unique
  2. Elegant
  3. Very wearable
About this yarn
Tosh Vintage
by madelinetosh
Worsted
100% Merino
200 yards

53438 projects

stashed 42703 times

KristinM100's star rating
KristinM100's adjectives for this yarn
  1. Fantastic to knit
  2. Great hand/Great recovery
  3. Grows a lot (as superwash does)
About this yarn
La Grande Douce
by Biscotte Yarns
Worsted
80% Merino, 10% Cashmere goat, 10% Nylon
202 yards / 115 grams

59 projects

stashed 36 times

KristinM100's star rating
KristinM100's adjectives for this yarn
  1. Amazing stitch definition
  2. Beautiful hand and drape
  3. Well-dyed
  • Originally queued: April 9, 2016
  • Project created: May 9, 2016
  • Finished: July 23, 2016
  • Updated: September 11, 2018
  • Progress updates: 6 updates