My friend Kathryn sewed a Kwik Sew 3977 jacket and vest when we were at Sewjourn in May.  Both looked fabulous – so the pattern quickly joined my stash.

Shortly after I was at The Cloth Shop in Ivanhoe, and spotted some teal boiled wool knit.  Oh, how perfect for a Kwik Sew 3977 vest!

Now, the lapels on my vest don’t fall the same way as the line drawing or the cover photos. I figure that there are possibly a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, fabric choice. This wool knit is pretty thick. Secondly, I hemmed all the edges, and the pattern instructions would have you leave them raw. I found that the knit wanted to curl so looked better with a simple hem that was turned once then zig-zagged along its edges to secure it.

Deciding which side of the fabric was the “right” side3 was also difficult. In the end I went with the smoother side on the outside and the fluffier side on the inside. This also meant that the fluffier side showed on the collar. I made sure that the centre back neck seam was finished so that it would look neat when turned back. Other construction was on the overlocker.

I especially like wearing this vest over a teal top and paired with my crocheted Montville shawl, which was finished in March and blogged here.

I’ve think I’ve been taking photo posing inspiration from Stella!  I really love this vest – it’s super warm to wear, and that colour is absolutely me.  I plan on sewing a jacket at some stage too.