Sunday, July 4, 2010

A wrap vest

I'm having a bit of a run of finished projects at the moment. Novel, but exciting!

I finished this one last night. All I need to do now is find something more appropriate than a crochet hook to use as a fastener.
It's lovely and cozy, and I can't wait to try it out properly. It should see me well through this winter as the bump (aka peanut) expands, and should transfer nicely to normal wear ready for next winter.

Details:
Pattern: Michelle's version of Leonie's wrap vest
Yarn: Patons Wilderness (colourway 503), 5.1 balls
Hook: 7mm

Ravelled here.

15 comments:

Peta @ Pippiwillow said...

I think 'peanut' may have outgrown his/her name name now Dillpickle! That wrap vest is lovely - nice work and the colour is gorgeous, I so want to learn how to do this. Cheers
Peta

CurlyPops said...

Warm and snuggly and perfect for the cold snap. Even better that it goes from maternity and back to normal again!

Kate said...

Yay!!
It looks gorgeous Anna. So perfect for your growing tummy. I made one at market today for Indi, they are a bit adictive. I might just need one in that gorgeous colour too.
So just a quick question...have you blocked it and if so how? Mine has been worn non stop for a few weeks now and is nowhere near as neat looking as yours.
I hope you guys have had a lovely weekend. X

Vic said...

Oh I've had one of these on my 'to-do' list for ages! It is lovely well done! I love the colour too! Fantastic! Vic xx

Leonie said...

Hooray for a finished item that takes into account an expanding belly! Well planned Anna. Gorgeous colour too.

Kylie said...

Lovng the colour - I have four balls of this in stash when I first saw the pattern - humm wonder if I should go and grab another:) It looks great on - te crochet hook works well I think:)

M* (Melanie) said...

Oh my! Been out of the blogging loop for waaaaay too long. I'm so glad I didn't miss out on this! It's wonderful! How great does it look? Will need to plan my own one now!!

Sue said...

Your wrap looks so cute and will surely keep you and the peanut lovely and cozy through this very cold winter!

Angie said...

Personally I love the crochet hook!

This just looks amazingly stylish & snug.

I must have missed the bit about peanut, congratulations!

P.S. I did eventually put together a tutorial of sorts (very rough) about flipping the collar on men's shirts.

Cathie said...

ohh, that looks fantastic..especially with cute little bump!
ohhh, I so wish I could crochet...

Unknown said...

Oh my goodness this is so lovely and so is your beautiful tummy! I wish I had something like that for my big belly! xo m.

Unknown said...

Oh how brilliant is that!! The perfect bump attire! Hearty congratulations on your peanut too. I hope its a snuggly winter for you. x

Tania said...

Peanut is looking mighty comfy in there. You do great wrap vest, you do.

Gina said...

Ahhhh.... Perfection!! Really lovely and a great shot of your belly too. I'm with Angie on the crochet hook... Or a knitting needle would look awesome too.

Tammy said...

This is gorgeous! Love the shade and texture in it!