Its Yarny Days' Second Birthday! And there is a Giveaway!

Yarny Days turned two yesterday! Has it grown big or what--seen so many places, made so many friends, and housed so much craftiness. I am amazed that there has been so much commitment to this blog project on my part. In true Grammy style, I must say that I could not do it without all of you. Thank you for being around!

And of course, to celebrate this wonderful time, there is got to be a giveaway. It is going to be a surprise crafty package for the winner--containing yarn, crafty books, and goodies! To take part, just leave a comment for the blog post by Sept 29 (please see that your comment links up to your blog/website or leave an email address). And oh yes, this is an equal opportunity-destination giveaway--you could be living in any part of the world.

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Here is what I call "One Chubby for the Road." I never planned to make a bulky vest for Cupcake, and this was very spontaneous. The other weird thing is that this is not my kind of color--too baby for my liking. But the whole thing just grew on me--the weight of the yarn, the color, the buttons.

I was inspired by the Felix's Cardigan pattern (link below), especially the V-neck shaping. It is a fast, easy knit anyway, and with heavy worsted yarn, it was under-one-day knitting. If I had the buttons on hand, it would have officially been done in a day.

Pattern: Vest inspired by Felix's Cardigan
Yarn: Plymouth Yarn Encore...Hmmm. The label said Chunky, but it was between worsted and chunky (something was off with my skein); one skein
Needle: US 8
Size: 6 - 12 months
Modifications:
1. Slip 1 stitch every row (for a neat garter stitch band)
2. 5 stitches for garter stitch band (instead of 4 stitches)
3. Bound off sleeves when separating sleeves and body. This was done purlwise.
5. Button hole: K2, yo, k2g, k1
6. Button hole made every 11th row
7. While during the garter stitch band at the bottom of the body, I missed a knit row (I purled instead). Well.