Convergence 2000 Horoscope Vest

The colors are weighed according to the blend proportion specified by the translated chart.

Here are the proportions sorted out. Each package will make a stripe in the sequence.

The fibers are fed into the drum carder.

Here is the batt after one pass through the carder, separated crosswise into two lengths.

Each half-batt is divided again lengthwise,

And blended with one from the other half.

After two more passes for a total of three, the batt looks like this.

The batts were then spun into a fat singles. The knitting pattern is a modification of an Elizabeth Zimmerman pattern, found in Knitters' Magazine. A knitting needle size was chosen so that the gauge gave 360 rows to make the pattern to the proper measurements.

There was enough yarn left to make a matching tapestry bag.

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