The curse is broken :o)

I'm don't believe in curses.  Really, I don't.  Except when it comes to finishing garments.  I have a bad track record regarding garments!  I like the idea of them & the idea of knitting them.  I even enjoy knitting them when I actually knit them.  I just never seem to finish them.  I lose steam.  And it's not for lack of preparedness.  I do my homework - I research on Ravelry, I pick the right yarn, and I even (generally) gauge swatch.  I just have trouble finish knitting them once the "newness" of the project wears off.  So, when I decided that the May-June knit along would be a vest/cardigan - I was scared.  downright scared that I wouldn't finish the garment that I would be asking others to join me in knitting. 

Well, I'm proud to say that I did finish the vest/cardigan and it fits!  The curse is broken (if you believe in those sorts of things).  I'm pretty sure one of the main reasons I finished knitting this is because of all the support of the other knitters who joined me in this KAL.  I owe them all a big THANK YOU!  And, of course, I didn't want to let anyone down by not finishing.

Okay, on to the details.  The pattern is Aon and is part of the Weekend #296 pattern booklet.  There is no specific designer attributed to this pattern or the book for that matter, the designer is listed as "Berroco Design Team".  I knit the 36" (bust) size using Weekend yarn in color #5907 Mouse.  Needles?  Well, if you happened to read this post, you know that I have a little gauge problem and needed to go up in needle sizes.  I knit mine using US 6 for the ribbing and a US 8 for the body.  Specifically, I used my Addi Turbo needles for this project.

All three pieces done!!!

Modifications?  Besides using larger needles, I made the ribbing at the sides 1.5" instead of 1".  The originally ribbing put the buttonhole in at 1/2" or halfway through the (originally) amount of ribbing.  I kept this ratio for putting in my buttonhole.  

Side seam!!!

I even seamed!  Oh, did I not mention that this was knit in three pieces that needed to be seamed?  I have never seamed in my life!  In fact, you might say I've actively avoided seaming.  As it turns out, seaming isn't all that bad.  I actually enjoyed it, but I think that's because I really enjoy finishing techniques.  I used mattress stitch to seam my vest.  There is a great video of this technique here - shoulder seam/mattress stitch.  

This was my first time knitting with Berroco Weekend.  The yarn is an acrylic & cotton blend.  The only negative about this yarn is that it can be splitty.  I also ended up rewinding my yarn cakes into yarn balls because it did not hold up as a center pull cake.  However, that is expected considering the content: 75% acrylic & 25% cotton.  It's a great yarn for this type of garment and especially for the climate where I live (Houston).