Gallery: The Ivy League Vest

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RebeccaP — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:23:14 GMT

Love it.

I am a cellist by profession, but I wonder if I am in the right place, because while sitting there playing Beethoven's 6th Symphony in rehearsal, all I can think about is how to knit the pattern on the sweater of the person sitting in front of me.

Thanks for a great website.
It keeps my "other" obession (music) from taking over my life completely.

But as a musician, I notice that I also have to be very careful not to injure myself while knitting/crocheting. How often does this topic come up?
Also, ultimately I hope to design my own performance clothing- mostly formal.
I would love to see more designers go in this direction.

becky

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Elizabeth — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:01:05 GMT

Alex D--no, you are not the only one that is over 5'8" on this thing! I am 5'9" with a bust of 41. I am VERY INTERESTED to see how tall the people are, too. I look to see how sleeve length is (when there are sleeves!) and am especially interested in figuring out how to lengthen the thing so that the waist falls at my waist and not above it like nearly everything commercial does. So any help with how to calculate: where my waist is, where said sweater waist is and how to make the two come together is really appreciated!

So, Sandi, how do I know when to START the waist shaping even if I know how long the vest is from waist to hem?

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Lesley AnnW — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:03:08 GMT

Am I the only one having problems with downloading free PDFs? I wanted to make the lace cap for a Christmas gift but will have to mark it off, I guess. Every time I try to d/l, it gets to 94% then gives me this message:
Internet Explorer cannot download lace_cap.pdf from www.knittingdaily.com

The connection with the server was reset.

I am having problems d/l most of the patterns but that is the only one I get that error message with.

Any suggestions? Is there another way to get the pattern, please?

Lesley Ann

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AudreyD — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:51:22 GMT

Clearly those people at Interweave are slavedrivers, and that's why all the models seem so...petite. Handcuffed to layout tables, etc.

I would find it useful, if we're going to totally invade the privacy of the models, to know their heights. Seriously, am I the only person over 5'8" on this thing? Am I a freak for having a bust measurement of 40?! I know you can only photograph the sample you're given, and squishing me into that thing would take a can of Crisco and a winch, but I'd like to know if they look all cute and petite and adorable *because* of the vest, or that their cuteness and petiteness and adorability is coloring my appreciation of the vest.

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Zaz — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:13:03 GMT

hello,
i viewed the gallery and think that for one time this item fits all equally nice, no kidding...
Zaz

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SharonL@8 — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:46:11 GMT

I'll join in with all the other Canadians in saying 'thank you' for including us in your contest. My LYS will thank you too if I win! Thanks again!

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AprilL — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:30:09 GMT

Canada Knitters.....LOVE YOU!!!!
Thanks so much for opening the contest to us!! I live in the capital city of New Brunswick and we are sorely lacking in yarn shops. I drive 110 kms to Crickett Cove in Saint John just to get good yarn. Its so sad! But you keep me going! You guys always have great patterns and I can get the yarn from department stores to knit some of it. Thank you so so much!!

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Meeb — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:16:31 GMT

now this is a fantastic idea - run one horizontally, too!
"Maybe, instead of finding out all those measurements and typing them up, you could get one of those growth charts and take all of the pictures next to it!

Comment by: Cynthia G | December 3, 2007"

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dmostowski@yahoo.com — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:47:18 GMT

Wait, I thought Quebec was part of Canada! Did I miss something in the news?

Debbie Mo

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SirBrunhilda — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:15:43 GMT

I loved this vest, when I saw it in the magazine; and, it was on my top five list of choices to make. After seeing this gallery however, it has jumped up to my very next project to make. Thank you.

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HollyN — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:06:49 GMT

I'm beginning to think Interweave only hires women who weigh less than 130 pounds! I love the galleries, but it's a little frustrating to see the lovely sweater modeled on women who are varying degrees of thin. I understand that the model sweater is knit at a small size, but I don't know that this gallery really added anything useful for those of us who might weigh a little (or a lot!) more. That said, I do appreciate the effort and the galleries have been generally good to see.

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JanetD — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:37:02 GMT

Sandi has 6 inches? I'm doing my gauge swatch, using Reynold's Whiskey. Because its in the round, I'm swatching a sleeve, just to get a head start (hopefully). Sandi, how did you do your gauge swatch?

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Maggie — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:14:10 GMT

Yes - moaning again because I live in Quebec...along with Kate Gilbert and Veronik Avery and Mona Schmidt and I am sure many other notable knitters. But hey - legalities rule our life! What can ya' do???

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PollyR — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:59:46 GMT

God bless you for consulting with the Powers That Be (so glad I'm not alone in using that phrase)! Even if Canada weren't in for the contest (although I'm delighted, of course, that it is) having checked rather than just assumed makes you very wonderful!

And I completely concur about steeks and other cutting of knits (Elizabeth Zimmermann's trick of turning a pullover into a cardigan-- the best thing ever invented for people who hate knitting back and forth--for instance); yes, it's really hard to make that first cut, but it's definitely worth it.

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JudithM — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:38:24 GMT

Sandi, you said that other countries could not enter the contest, but the page for entry didn't say that originally. I entered and chose an American internet LYS...is that legal?