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Looks more like a vest made from one of those woven mexican blankets. I dug deep into the stash for this project. Some self striping Noro wool blend bought for a ribwarmer. 6 sks. I used a variation that allowed me to knit the two fronts and join them to knit the back in one piece! It's a bit long though. There are several things I think I'd do to make this more...um...wearable; 1) shorten the armhole depth; 2) round out the turns for the fronts and back (like the original pattern); 3) short-row some bust-darts. This would make it more bolero-style and I may even do it sometime soon in a wool silk! It was a bit stiff coming off the needles and it definitely improved once I had it washed and blocked. Very fun to knit -- esp with the striping!

stash reduction: 3.5 sks.
Posted by Jocelyn at 2:02:00 PM 
Oh that's cool! And I love the colors!

4/22/2007 3:17 PM 
This looks very interesting. Noro seems perfect for the pattern.

4/26/2007 9:12 AM 
I want to see this in person.

5/16/2007 3:00 PM