“To be thoroughly conversant with a man's heart, is to take our final lesson in the iron-clasped volume of despair.”

I have finally gotten around, after many many months, taken to getting shots of a cowl vest I created sometime last spring whilst there was still  a bit of a nip in the air.Crocheted up with a honkin' large hook and some super bulky wool, this wearable is called the Voluminous Vest and I'm still working on writing a sufficient pattern (one size fits all? small? medium? and large?) and have some of my hooker friends (haa. cheap joke.) test it out and find any errors. Or maybe I'll just sell the finished product in my shop.The Voluminous Vest is meant to be worn oversized; the gigantic cowl at the top adds a little more crazy to the shape of the entire thing. I can't decide if I'd actually wear this around or if it will end up more as a show piece. Can it be pulled off?The entire vest was created as two separate pieces for front and back before being joined by single crochets at the top of the shoulders. The cowl was worked up in a series of single and double crochets--added after by working it into the completed front and back of the vest. Next time, I'd love to put a front pocket on the vest or some other kind of detailing. I think I'd also make it a little less bulky in front and back, but make the arm holes longer to add size and volume to the entire piece.Of course, as always, you can see the Voluminous Vest in all its glory at its Flickr set.