Hey there readers! Sorry about the delay in posting the finished sweater vest, Public Enemy. Being that my camera ran away from home one night it was tough to take pictures of my progress. I did get myself a new camera though, so all is not lost and life can continue.
Well look what we've got here... well if it isn't a finished sweater vest.
When I last left you I had seamed up one shoulder in order to knit and apply the ribbing. First I knitted the armhole ribbing the width of one of the armholes. After it was finished I transferred the stitches from the ribber onto the knitter bed and hung the armhole onto the machine and crochet cast off the seam.
I wanted to try something new for the V-neck. Usually I knit the neck band in 2 pieces (round necks can be knit in 1 piece if the knitting machine is large enough), 1) one side of the front and the back of the neck and 2) then the other side of the front. But I figured since I was going to sew the center front as a miter I figured I would just knit it all in one piece and sew the center front like you would a jersey or any other cut and sew knit.
Here is the inside view of the Neck rib at the bottom of the "V". The trouble I found is that the bulk of the rib is a bit annoying but when you're wearing it you don't even notice it. Going forward I don't think I will repeat this technique I like the 2 piece neck better because if you sew it mitered you can press the seam allowance open and tack it to the seam and it looks much flatter.
Here is the outside view of the finished Neck rib. The bulk of the miter isn't all that noticable. But as I said before I'll stick to the 2 piece neck rib.
After my neck rib was finished I sewed up the other shoulder then repeated what I did for the previous armhole. All that was left was seaming up the side and weaving in loose ends. So far I've worn it once and it looked SUPER dapper. Next time I wear it I will make sure to snap a couple pics for posting.
Philip - In Brooklyn
