A little diversion from the task at hand. This is Ekeby, from Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton's Noro Book One. Made with Noro Iro, shade 62. The backstory behind this sweater is that I was browsing in Knitting Workshop, and Mary, the owner was wearing one. The design caught my eye in the book, but to see it on a live person really inspired me to knit it. Although the person in question has a decidedly different body shape, the lean type that everything looks good on, not my lumpy shape. So, I took a risk. I made it with about 3.5 hanks of yarn in two evenings. It's the larger size, and I didn't alter the size, because it's like netting and has a lot of stretch. Really, it's mostly holes. I wore it today to work, with a black t-shirt, skirt, hose, and of course, my black Danskos. I wear a lab coat to this particular job, and the setting is pretty conservative, and I got compliments on the vest all day. It will also be good for the other job, where the dress is more casual, and the temperature is kept around hot. It's got built in air conditioning! Would I make it again? Yes, indeed. I wore it to Knitting Workshop tonight to show it to Mary, and bought color #56 for another. I have some #47, a mix of black, browns, and grays that will have to be supplemented for--another! It's instant vest wardrobe, and just the color punch needed for these drab winter days. I love that it's knit from side to side, eliminating the mismatched stripes that so many of the Noro designs have. I can see this being adjusted gauge-wise, and knit in the worsted weight Noro yarns. I'll make a little design modification for the neck, so the slash is a little deeper. I also have my eye on Grinda, the scarf in the same book, knit using the cast on/bind off thing (more holes!) only in the light weight yarns for a little more drape.
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