Simply Seamless Vest

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This project was done in response to the Yarn Harlot's knitting Olympics. Citius, Altius, Fortius.  I chose this project as a challenge because my Knitting New Year's resolution was to knit a project with GAUGE.

Pattern source: Mountain Colors Simply Seamless Vest Needles: US size 7; turbo circular needles. Yarn: Cascase 220, color 4006 -- a purple/burgandy/not really brown color.  I bought six skiens.  I have one left untouched and I knit a large swatch prior to starting. Notes: I did not use the yarn stated in the pattern -- Mountain colors wool quarters, doubled.  That yarn gave a gauge of 4 stitches / inch on size US 8 needles.  My yarn and my knitting produced a gauge of 4.5 stitches per inch on US 7.  I could have gone up a needle size, but I liked the fabric at this size.  So I altered the pattern to match my gauge.  It was supposed to be a challenge, right?   Knitting Dates: February 10 - February 22 (knitting).  Finished on February 24 (buttons sewn on).