I am hoping that everyone managed last week with invisible provisional cast on. This is my absolute favorite cast on technique, because it's easy and fast to work once you remember it, it takes up hardly any waste yarn, and it's super easy to remove! I couldn't ask any more from a provisional cast on! The next step in the Olga's Vest is the armhole. Don't be afraid of this.... it isn't nearly … [Read more...]
Olga’s Vest KAL – week 2/8
I hope that everyone had a fun time with last weeks post and learned something about swatching. Today we will discuss how to determine which size you will make, adjust your garment in length (just in case you didn't get gauge) and how to insert a lifeline. Last week we discussed how to check your bust measurement properly. So what if you measure in between sizes? This happens more often than … [Read more...]
Olga’s Vest KAL – week 1/8
Okay! Well, here we go. I would like to thank all of you who are joining me in this knit-a-long... it's my first KAL ever, and I hope it is a helpful and successful one as well. So I thought we should get started off by discussing the importance of swatching. It is so important to swatch- I just can't talk about it enough. It super important that you get gauge for this project because this … [Read more...]
Another Give-away!!! The Namaste Skinny Mini!
I thought I would have another give-away before the Olga's Vest KAL just for fun! When I was at TNNA in June in the great Columbus, Ohio I attended the annual designer dinner. At this dinner there is always a swag bag at the end with tons of goodies that I usually end up giving away on my blog or donating to charitable knitting causes. I thought this little Skinny Mini, in red from Namaste would … [Read more...]
Olga’s Vest Swatches
I have all these wonderful ideas for yarn choices for Olga's Vest and I thought to whom better to share these ideas than with my KAL participants... I hope these swatches inspire you as much as they did me. I had a ton of fun experimenting with different yarns, colors, and textures for this project. Here is what I have to share: In the pictures below I swatched up the new ShiBui … [Read more...]
Olga’s Vest KAL Schedule!
So I've been talking about doing a KAL for some time now. I think I mentioned in my last post that I introduced it at TNNA, so naturally I have to follow through with my word. I will be going out of the country August 8 - September 20 to visit family, so I will have lots of time to be able to keep up with the KAL. So here is the KAL schedule. The KAL will start on Saturday August 4th and run … [Read more...]