Joan Vass Vest

Another reworked piece. This sweater miraculously used to fit me back in the 90's (the baggy look was in). I frogged it and followed a very old Vogue Knitting pattern (1996) by Joan Vass. There was just enough yarn to make it long enough (the picture is very dark but shows the fit well enough). Again, some before and after pics.

Source: Vogue Knitting Spring/Summer 1996 # 30
Yarn: ?? Some sort of boucle mix; 4.5 mm
For: Myself

Stripe Vest

Reworked from a vest I knitted without a pattern in the 90's (which explains why it looks kinda frumpy)... I tore out the button band and replaced with a ribbed edging. Here's the before & after shots.

Source: Own design.
Yarn: ?? A combination of left-over yarns; 5.5-6 mm
For: ??

Mr. Teddy

Before I left Hong Kong, I had promised to make my colleague's soon-to-be-born baby a present. Rather than knitting clothes, (this is her second baby, I knitted baby #1 a vest some years ago), I hereby present Mr. Teddy. I added some underwear for him as not having enough yarn is always an issue for me.

I think Mr. Teddy looks cuter naked. However, that probably being not too healthy of a thing to teach a baby, I also made him some overalls.

Source: Last Minute Knitted Gifts, with some alterations. Overalls own design.
Yarn: Bear - Pop N'Yarn; 1 skein; 4mm; Undies - Bernat Satin; 1 skein; 4 mm; Overalls - from yarn stash; double strand; 5mm
For: CC's son WKT

Blue & White Afghan

My first blankie! To speed things up, I cheated - doubled up the yarn and knitted it up on 8mm needles. Based on a Family Circle Knitting Afghans Book which was still in a container somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, I winged it. 35 stitches across 38 rows X 5 alternating colors X 3 panels.

Source: Own Calculations, based on design from Family Circle Knitting Simple Afghans
Yarn: Bernat Pounder; 1 ball blue, 1 ball white, double strand; 8mm
For: Mommy