A couple of years ago I knit my parents some small blankets to keep them cozy while watching Westerns (or the news). I knit them on the bias as a design element.

While I was knitting them, or even perhaps afterwards, I would drape them across my shoulders and think: "Oh, this would feel so good as a garment!" It took me a while before I could indulge my craving, but I finally designed a vest knit on the bias.

Same pattern different designs. My mom liked mine so much, I knit her one during my visit. It took a little longer to complete than the lawn mower shed.

Little did I know that she had been experimenting with knitting on the bias as well!

The green vest is made in 3 pieces and sewn together. My vests are knit in one piece and connected on the sides to form the sleeves.

Knitting on the bias allows a garment to drape on the underlying figure, which means the vest fits short/tall/thin/voluptuous equally gracefully. And yes, they are as wonderfully snuggly as I had hoped.

I had some yarn left over from my projects, and so my cousin Mary picked out some colors and requested a hat, one that was just knit and could be pulled down over the ears. This is it:

Now I'm back home and will devote time to writing appellate briefs, weeding the gardens and helping Michael install windows in the addition.