What almost-six-year-old boy wouldn’t want a new, hand-knit, wool vest… in the middle of summer? My boy did. The knitting of this vest was finished several months ago but had been left to languish in one of many “unfinished projects” bags peppered throughout our house. The reason for this was the zipper. It scared me a little. I couldn’t decide if I should insert it by hand or machine and so I ignored it for a while until Will found it and asked when it was going to be finished. “I want to wear it today, Mom”. Music to my ears, as they say. So motivated was I after hearing these words, I slapped that zipper in (using the machine) and had it on him within 15 minutes, even though it was 80 degrees out.
The pattern is Knitting Pure and Simple #271. It’s a good simple pattern, easy to follow and nice looking but sized a little small. I made an 8 and it fits well. I used (probably for the last time) Lamb’s Pride chunky in Charcoal Heather for the body and Red Baron for the edging. Has anyone used the Superwash?
Although it came off of him within 5 minutes that day, he has happily reached for his vest many times since, on (only slightly) cooler days. Bless you, my boy.