Pretty Lacy Waistcoat #2 :)

Hello and welcome back to Manda's Challenge's :)
Well i'm rather proud of myself peep's ~yes i am
following the giving away of the beautiful lacy waistcoat i knew i would'nt be happy
until i'd made one for myself.
So upon searching through my stash i came across a bag of white cotton blend yarn called Kon-Tiki
now this is now discontinued the best to my knowledge so there really was no room for short measures eek
i had 7 balls of 50g and given my guesstimate of 250g i believed i might just have enough........
(you guessed it, it's not the g of the ball but the yardage that truely counts whoops)
Never had i ever given any thought to the above quote,
Still believing with 7 balls i had plenty, i set about at record speed with my waistcoat :)
I was also reading a particular trilogy hot in the UK right now and just had to get back to it hehe ;) 
Day 1 i had reached and done the first couple of rows on the fan pattern! 
told you i was working at record speed (besides i'd made it once and it was lovely and fresh in my mind !)
Anyway without further ado i got back from work the following day and finished of to a level i was with given the yarn i had left and declared finished!!!!! 
Something was niggling me the fit was perfect! but the length was not quite what i wanted, i've put a few pounds on from an 8-10, to a 14-16 now so conscious self was kicking in slightly, i try to banish conscious thoughts as i know at a size 8-10 i looked ill and had done for several years so call it a battle with one's own mind, but i just wanted a tad longer you understand don't you :)
This morning on scouring through my stash box i came across some remnants of the white kon-tiki i had used on previous projects and was confident there was plenty to do just a couple more rows :) 
so i give you another tadahhh My lacy waistcoat :)

  
hubby took a few pics bless him it is hard trying to get a pic on your own lol and even harder when hubby's got the phone (i do miss my camera)
So there we have it finally my own finished garment!! yay!!!!!! 


Now i am really really pleased, and i do have a couple of buttons in the shape of rosebuds to adorn it with but ....... its very white and summery don't you think
Summer in the UK this year has so far been non existent  so now i'm looking for something in preparation for the autumn winter months haha 
(no i'm not joking or holding much hope for sunny days,)
so any suggestions are welcomed (remembering of course i'm new to this garment malarkey haha
and i like pretty not much of a challenge hey!! hehe 


moving swiftly on i just have to show you my new picture for the lounge :)

typically England don't you thing i love it it goes brilliantly with my union jack cushions and keep calm accessories :)

and hanging on the washing line today we have camping granny!! do you remember me making that!!
ooh happy memories such a joy to see it blowing in the breeze.

Ahhh until next time time my lovelies take good care of yourselves xxxxxx