F.O. Yogini Bolero

This was a KAL with my buddy Robin from Yarn Crawl. We decided to knit up a bunch of Wendy Bernard, this was the first.





Project Details:
Started on September 22 and finished on October 22. I used Brooks Farm Acero yarn. It is fingering weight yarn, but I held two strands together at once. I had 3 skeins of gray and one skein of the multi color. This used 1680ish yards (but remember the real yardage is about half of that). This was a fast knit and I think I'll be wearing it as a layer piece. It is currently blocking and I think the length in the chest will be a bit longer once it is finished blocking. I also made the sleeves 3/4 length instead of full length. I figured this would make it more usable during transition months. Next on the list from Wendy will be something from her book!

Comments

  1. EOctober 23, 2010 at 12:32 PM

    I'm not usually a fan of "boob holder" style boleros, but I truly adore this! Also loving the color combination - seems like that will go well with mostly anything.

    Awesome job, girl!

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  2. VeganCraftasticOctober 24, 2010 at 2:46 PM

    Super cute, looks great!

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  3. robinOctober 24, 2010 at 4:09 PM

    Yours turned out really cute - I like the contrast yarn trim! Have to get back to mine...can't wait for things to be somewhat normal again!

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  4. rosemaryOctober 24, 2010 at 6:46 PM

    looks great! i totally love that grey.

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  5. Anne POctober 25, 2010 at 4:52 AM

    It came out SO great! I bet you get a lot of wear out of this!

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  6. Lynne4444October 26, 2010 at 12:53 PM

    Looks Great!!! I'm glad you can finally wear it and just in time for the "Indian Summer."

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