afghans for Afghans contribution

Afghans for Afghans is trying to collect 900 wool vests and sweaters for school kids between now and mid-October. Full details are here.

This is my contribution -- a vest for a 10-year-old. Those are the needles I used, shown for scale. They're size 11's!

And, my friends, that's why you've never seen this project before. Size 11 needles = weekend project! Except that I screwed up the neckband, and the vest sat in time-out for several days. Otherwise it would have been a quick 2-day project. Even so, it only took about a week.


Project specs:
Pattern: vest pattern from Ann Budd's Handy Book of Patterns, sized for 10-year-old
Yarn: double stranded wooliness. The 4 colors of the main body -- not sure what brand -- came from the MDK Hefty Bag. The black came from Chris in a jar-swap. I used 2 strands of different colors, changing one color at a time.
Needles: Size 11 Susan Bates. (LYS was out of Addi's in that size!)
Gauge: 3 sts/in

If anyone is interested in a quick project for charity, I highly recommend making a kids' vest. Quick, minimal finishing, and satisfying!