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Patterns, projects and techniques
, by Vikram Goyal. 2 Comments
The winner of the giveaway for the Knits Men Want Book by Bruce Weinstein is:
Mary Anne!
Congratulations Mary. Please contact us at admin@craftgossip.com with your mailing details to claim your prize.
In the past few years I’ve developed an appreciation for vests that I never had before. I had knit a few, and I liked them OK, but I guess I just didn’t fully embrace the layering possibilities that they can provide.
You can wear a vest over a long sleeved or short sleeved shirt, over a dress, even on top of a shirt but under a sweater (or over a lighter weight sweater).
Some vest can even double as tops on their own, like the Traveling Vines Vest from Amy Gunderson.
This twisty project is worked in a DK weight yarn and is available in five sizes. The chest measurement ranges from 34 to 70.5 inches, or 85 to 176 cm. It’s worked flat in pieces and, because of the somewhat high scoop neck and arm holes, it’s totally fine to wear by itself or as a vest.
The fun part of this pattern is all the little twisted stitches and cables, which make a very interesting texture that’s fun to knit and to wear. The pattern includes a chart and a written pattern. They look like pretty small cables, but there are a lot of them, so it might help to have a cable project or two under your belt before trying this one.
You can grab the free pattern when you create an account at Yarnalia.
If you want to boost your cable knitting skills, check out my collection of fun cable knitting patterns. And since a lot of these twists are small, you could also use this project as an opportunity to learn how to make cables without using a cable needle. And you can find more easy vest knitting patterns here, and get a little more of the story about how I learned to love vests here. Mostly it has to do with not wanting to knit sleeves, which I relate to a lot right now as I wonder if I could pull off a one-sleeved cardigan.
[Photo: Amy Gunderson]
Mary Anne says
Ooooh – thank you SO much!! I just had to rush over to the original post to see if there were any other Mary Anne’s that it might be because I couldn’t believe my luck. My three men will thank you too because now maybe they might get something knitted. Thank you again!!
I’ll email you with my details.
Cheers
Mary Anne