I'm always amazed by people who can create fashion sketches. I really admire their ability to capture the essence of a design with just a few strokes. I am not one of those people, but I have a lovely little iPad app that lets me pretend that I am. For example, I saw this pattern on ravelry several months ago and was taken by the subtle cable pattern on the body. I had a single skein of pale blue Dream in Color Smooshy - a gift from a good friend - that would look lovely in that pattern. So I jotted down this little sketch:
There was, indeed, not enough yarn for sleeves. If I remember correctly, I bound off the edging with inches to spare. A vest it is!
And the stretchiness of the knitted fabric allows for room to grow. That was June, this is early September:
And late September:
Sadly, the little vest had a close encounter with some red pasta sauce (and is likely too small now anyway). But I have another sketch - and the knitting to go with it - still to share.
4 comments:
Very cute...and functional...vest! And a beautiful shade of blue. What impresses me is that you can look at a design and then just 'come up' with something similar that actually works just from a sketch.
Oh what a cute vest! I love the texture, and Tadpole looks adorable in it. She's really getting a lot more hair now.
I just downloaded the Paper app for my new iPad and am looking forward to giving it a try.
Lovely vest. And the picture of your hubby and Tadpole is so wonderful.
I love it! Such an awesome vest, and little Tadpole is growing steadily! Miss you all, friend!
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