Cast-on Monday – for me

While awaiting the arrival of a set of sock needles, I decided to cast on something for myself. This decision was made to find a use for some green worsted weight wool that I received from my daughter in September.

Considering the type of yarn, the quantity and the color, I chose to knit a hooded vest. Perusing Ravelry, I came across this delightful design by Kate Oates.

Of course, I had to make my own adjustments – you know how I work. In this case I wanted to substitute a favored rib pattern for the twisted rib used in the pattern: eyelet mock cable ribbing. The pattern is found in my stitch bible published by Interweave, Knit and Purl: 250 Stitches to Knit.

My substitution derailed the swatching process, making the gauge I got unreliable. After working about ten rows, I concluded that the piece would be too small. I frogged it and started over with ten more stitches on smaller needles.

The knitting is going okay now. Potluck seems to be embedded with straw, so I need to stop every ten stitches or so to pull out tiny pieces. And I have yet to decide on colors for the stranded section.