Mar 16th, 2010
Just finished! Hot off the needles!
Sylvia wanted me to knit something for her that matched my green sweater. (I’ll post more about that sweater soon.) I showed her the pattern for the Cowgirl Butterfly Astronaut Vest, and she loved it. So I got to work and two weeks later had this:
I used Lamb’s Pride worsted for the contrast color–partly because it’s what I had on hand, partly because I thought the heathered brown would rein in the wild colors of the green yarn. The green and brown are a nice woodsy-fairy combination, especially with the leaf buttons (which were left over from her Anouk pinafore).
I sewed on the buttons last night, and Sylvia happily wore her new vest to school this morning. She came up with her own name for it, based on her own interests: the Fairy Acrobat Pirate Butterfly Cowgirl Vest.
9 Responses to “Just finished! Hot off the needles!”
This looks awesome! I love this vest.
Since the last vest I knit was pretty much a failure, I’ve been wanting to try something and I was thinking about making one of these soon. I kid you not. Great minds and all that…
I love the way the vest turned out and I love Sylvia’s name for it! The brown trimming looks great with the green and pinks. Very garden/spring/nature. Excellent.
Thanks! Sylvia just informed me that another word needs to be added to the vest’s name. So it’s now the Fairy Acrobat Pirate Butterfly Cowgirl Firefighter Vest.
That turned out super adorable!!! I think the brown edging is a very nice contrast to the rest of the vest. Excellent job.
It’s really cute – of course, the model helps. :)
Everyone needs a Fairy Acrobat Pirate Butterfly Cowgirl Firefighter (and any upcoming additions) vest! ;-)
@Deborah and Chris: Thank you!
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@Shannah: I know! I am kind of wondering if I could get away with wearing a grown-up sized version of this. But then I’d look even dorkier than usual, so probably not…
Love it! Adorable! And in just a fortnight!
@JD: Thanks! It was a lot of fun to make. And one big advantage to knitting for little people is that it goes quickly–especially on size 7 needles!