what I learnt making this vest again❣️ (intarsia, blocking & more)

Hello! Recently I've been trying to not only follow through with my ideas but actually continue developing them & improving them. That's why I decided to make this vest again using the pattern from the vest series - but doing some things differently & trying a few new things. In this video, I share with you what I learnt from that process including: ✦ trying intarsia for the first time ✦ using 4mm needles (instead of 4.5mm) for the body & 3mm for the ribbing ✦ trying an alternative method for the neckline ✦ blocking for the first time I learnt a lot making this vest again and I'm so glad I did it (even though it did sit half-finished in my living room for about 3 weeks before I picked it up again). I hope you find this video useful and interesting ☺ xx ❀ Socials ❀ Instagram & Tik Tok: mena_knits ↳ Links to videos mentioned: Vest tutorial pt. 1:    • knit vest tutorial 🧡  pt. 1 (step by step)   Vest tutorial pt. 2:    • knit vest tutorial 💕  pt. 2 (step by step)   Vest tutorial pt. 3:    • knit vest tutorial 💚  pt. 3 (step by step)   ‪@KnittycatsKnits‬ Intarsia Knitting: a Knittycat's Knits Tutorial:    • Intarsia Knitting: a Knittycat's Knits Tut...   ‪@RoxanneRichardson‬ The Hows and Whys of Ribbing Modifications // Technique Tuesday:    • The Hows and Whys of Ribbing Modifications...   ‪@10rowsaday‬ How to UNDO KNITTING FROM THE CAST ON EDGE in Five Simple Steps:    • How to Undo Knitting From the Cast On Edge   ↳ Some blocking resources: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/how-t... https://brooklyntweed.com/pages/block... (I also recommend watching multiple videos because many knitters have their own way of doing this, I watched about 10 different videos before blocking my vest) ↳ Alternative method - option 2: ✦ On 38th row setup stitch markers on either side of centre 26 stitches ✦ Knit to 1 stitch before marker, KF&B, bind off 26 stitches. ✦ Left side: k1, ssk, knit remaining stitches, purl 1 row k2, ssk, knit remaining stitches, purl 1 row repeat ** 3 more times to decrease a total of 5 stitches over 10 rows, then knit 1 row, purl 1 row & bind off. ✦ Right side: purl 1 row, knit until 4 stitches remain, k2tog, k2 repeat ** 4 more times to decrease a total of 5 stitches over 10 rows, then purl 1 row and bind off. ↳ Alternative method - option 1: ✦ After shaping armholes knit 50 more rows and bind off ↳ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 4:21 Intarsia 8:07 Needle Size 11:55 Alternative Neckline 12:54 Blocking 17:52 Ribbing attached/detached 18:18 My plant baby ↳ Music: Mr. Jello - Wild Willow - https://thmatc.co/?l=9008560C Sunset (Prod. by Lukrembo) Storybook (Prod. by Lukrembo) Bored (Prod. by Lukrembo) Jam (Prod. by Lukrembo) Memories (Prod. by Lukrembo) Butter (Prod. by Lukrembo) Daily (Prod. by Lukrembo) Lukrembo channel →    / @lukrembo