Estes Vest: Update #1

The back of the Estes Vest is complete.  After reading up on the sweater in Ravelry, I decided to lengthen it by 2 1/2 inches -- 2 inches at the bottom before the waist shaping and the other 1/2 inch at the arm hole.  I probably could have lenghthened it more (as I am very long waisted), but I was afraid to fool with the pattern too much.

I am enjoying the pattern very much and not getting too bogged down by all the cables.  The yarn is lovely and I like the color more and more.  It has a slight irridescence it the light that reminds me of moss -- one of the most beautiful greens in all of nature, in my opinion.

This picture shows the detail of the cable pattern much better.

Comments

[Christina]

I really like that pattern and color. It's funny, on my screen the first picture makes it look chocolate brown, but in the second I can see the moss green. Can't wait to see the finished product. On the second leg of our trip home from Idaho, I was sitting next to a woman who was making a belt. I thought of you. (Although she was using needlepoint to sew little crab images all along the length of the belt, and she told me she had found a crab-shaped buckle to add at the end, which didn't really seem like your style -- but whatever.)

[Claire]

I still struggle to find the perfect lighting in this house -- time of day, angle of the object, distance from the window -- it can make you crazy. After a while, I just settle with what I have.
That belt sounds interesting -- that's a good idea - creating a belt in needlepoint.