Knitted vest

The next Basic Wardrobe chapter I tackled was a knitted vest, modeled by these two lovely ladies:

This is a very attractive vest, shaped over the hips, with the front and armhole ribbing knitted separately.  I used Cleckheaton California yarn, a 100% 12 ply variegated wool that knitted up very quickly.  In the Golden Hands instructions, the front band and armhole bands are knitted separately and sewed on.  I decided it would look neater if I picked up the stitches around the edges and knitted the band this way.  I used a very long double-pointed needle, and I think it worked well.  it took a couple of goes to make the curve look good, but I added a little ruffle there that I really like. In fact, I think I will make another vest with a ruffle all the way down the front on both sides.