Now Where Did I Put That Red Lantern

The Iknitarod is finally over!  Well, technically the Iknitarod was over months ago, but my team, hindered by me, finally crossed under The Burled Arch last week...just as the weather here turned into full on hot and humid Kentucky summer-time.  Oh, to be in Alaska.

This cute vest is the Petite Knits Lulu Slipover and this is the second of her patterns I've completed and I can recommend it as a fun and interesting knit.  It starts at the top of the back and is knit down to the bottom edge.  You then pick up stitches at the shoulders and knit down the front.

You pick up stitches to add the mock turtle neck and pick up stitches to knit around the arms and then pick up stitches on each bottom corner and double knit up the sides to the bottom of the sleeves and add button holes on the two front corners and buttons on the back two.  

Every bind off was an Italian bind off, which is basically Kitchener stitch, and I can say after doing it so. many. times.  I now have it down pat.  It's a pretty bind off and I'm glad to have that in my arsenal.  I also liked how the four plackets were added on and I'd use that technique again as well.

The yarn is Lamb Camp Bottle Lamb and it took a beating with as many mistakes as I made and had to rip out and start back and rip out and start back and rip out (you know, the usual...) and it held up perfectly.  You just can't beat some good medium wools with a bit of long wool blended in :-).

I enjoyed knitting this and really can't say why it took so long, but I am glad to finally have it finished so I can start my next project.  There's always a next project :-).

And as far as the Red Lantern, not to fear, my Iknitariders had everything under control :-).