Cowichan-inspired KAL

Nixed the heart. Too cheesy, right?

On a whim, I jumped into Fringe Association's KAL- the first online KAL I've tried... This year's pattern was a Japanese version of a Cowichan-inspired vest (free!).

I had a ton of wonderful, mis-matching wool lying around, so I thought I'd use the project as a stash buster. And I added more natural elements- bears, fish, trees- instead of the geometric shapes in the original pattern.

Mission accomplished! It turned into a cozy vest that I wear around the house a lot. Like right now.

It was also a chance to learn more about a style and tradition of knitting that I'd never investigated. So consider me more educated, too...