https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 04 May 2026 21:40:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj#post-212037 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:52:30 +0000 chewyspaghetti 212037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That Hinge vest could be modified pretty easily. You could knit it flat in one piece, binding off a few stitches for the neck when you get there, and then picking up stitches for the edging and collar after you've sewn it together. I would do that in a heathered worsted weight wool. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj#post-212035 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:49:31 +0000 bj1111 212035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>thanks! what i really wanted to knit is this <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3087077?origin=PredictiveSearch&amp;resultback=800">hinge vest</a>. or this <a href="http://www.stellamccartney.com/us/en/shopStella/Fashion/P-Essental%20Knit%20Zip%20Up%20Cardigan.aspx">cowl neck cardigan</a> without the sleeves so it comes out as a vest.</p> <p>i guess i'll keep trying to find more suitable patterns. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj#post-212034 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:46:39 +0000 kellygirl 212034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, I thought it was just me. I couldn't respond to that thread either. Bj, I've worked with both yarns and concur with Khris. The Wooly Stripes is pleasant to knit with but is too variegated and will distract from the cables. The Jo Sharp is not so pleasant to knit with and way too itchy and warm. I'd vote pass on both of those yarns. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj#post-212029 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:34:58 +0000 chewyspaghetti 212029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For some reason, I can't reply to the knit a long thread, so I am answering you here. I looked at both yarns you are considering, and honestly I don't think either are a good choice. Cables tend to get lost in a variegated yarn like the first one- and that sweater has a lot going on in it. The second one is a mohair, which is not truly as bulky as the bulky yearns- it just has a 'halo' that fills in with fuzz. Those types of yarns tend to stick to themselves, and if you need to rip back to fix a mistake (which I always assume that I will have to do at some point in a project) it is disastrous. But that sweater is so bulky it might not be flattering on you anyway. </p>