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Here it is, ladies and gentlemen... The Olympic gold medal project!


Pattern: Cable-V Vest from Lisa Knits. Yarn: Four skeins of Huckleberry Heather worsted weight from Beaverslide Dry Goods. Needles: Addi Turbo US# 4 and 6. Recipient: My mother, whose birthday is today! Happy birthday, Mom!

Here's a closeup of the cables and buttons. This was my first project with buttonholes; I used the second buttonhole technique in the Knitter's Book of Finishing Technique, and it worked nicely. I also used the book's advice on picking up stitches and it made a big difference, such that I had to rip out the armhole ribbing on one side and re-do it after I learned the correct proportion of rows to stitches.

Margene's comment reminds me that I should say: I LOVE this yarn. It's 90/10 merino/mohair, and it's soft and fuzzy and gets even softer after it's washed (though it does relax a bit - wash those swatches!). It makes a dense, warm fabric and it comes in a wide range of beautiful heathered colors. I'm a sucker for the subtle, heathered wools. It comes in worsted and aran weights, and I'm sure I'll be buying more for myself in the future.