My First Icelandic Lopi (for Rhinebeck?)

Remember all that yarn I brought back from Iceland?  Well some of it got turned into a sweater vest por moi! (link to Ravelry page)

I wanted a longer tunic length vest to warm my core and wear with leggings and boots...

Inspired by this sweater I saw on Craftsy, I wanted to emulate the basalt columns we saw while on a hike at Skaftafell. I'm thrilled that the yoke pattern came out somewhat irregular looking, and how the orange POPS against that purple.

I used this crazy easy on-line Lopi Sweater Generator for the yoke layout. Of course I ended up having to do a bit of tweaking by hand once the stitches were on the needles.

Sometimes I just knit for me!  This means I take minimal notes, and design on the fly... it's perfectly liberating and an important exercise to help me maintain sanity! 

We are having THE MOST glorious Fall in upstate NY.  These photos were taken in front of some maples at Cornell's Lab of Ornithology.... a big thankyou to Caitlin for keeping me relaxed while she snapped photos of me... I am so much more comfortable being behind the camera instead of in front of it!

Maybe the weather will be just right for wearing it to Rhinebeck!!!! 

And speaking of Rhinebeck, will I see you there? I.CANNOT.WAIT!