A Cabled Vest to Knit for Any Time of Year

All this talk of tank tops and summer vacations might make you think I’ve forgotten about our southern neighbors who are heading into winter right now. Of course I try to mix up the seasons of patterns throughout the year because you never know how far ahead someone might be planning or where in the world they might be.

But this is a pattern that I think is pretty good for everyone right now.

The Clancy Vest from Lion Brand Yarn is a fun textured and cabled vest that you can wear as a top by itself or layered with other things when you need to keep warm.

Designed by Irina Poludnenko, it uses light weight yarn so it’s great for wearing when the weather is warm, too. It comes in either three or five sizes (the pattern page isn’t clear) and you can download the pattern free from Lion Brand or order a kit with the yarn and other supplies you will need.

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn.]

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I hadn’t heard of Laura Sebastian’s fantasy series Castles in Their Bones until I stumbled upon Mary P. Hunt’s knitting patterns inspired by the series, but if you’re already a fan (of this series in particular or fantasy in general) you’re sure to enjoy these designs.

The book series, in case you’re curious, follows triplet princesses who each marry a prince on their 16th birthday as part of their mother’s master plan to take over the whole continent of Vesteria. (Thanks, GoodReads!)

I don’t know how I found the (all these links ahead are to Ravelry, FYI) Star-Touched Hat knitting pattern, but it was the first one I saw. There’s also a coordinating cowl and mittens if you want to complete the full set.

All of them prominently feature stars and have a sort of Art Deco feel. They call for DK weight yarn in two colors, so you could make them all to match or use different colors for each.

The hat comes in five sizes, ranging in circumference from 18.5 to 22.3 inches (or 47 to 57 cm). It can be worked with a short brim or a folded brim.

The mittens come in small and large adult sizes, with extended sizes for both (more length is included in the extended sizes). These feature a cool Latvian braid at the top of the cuff, which is a fun skill to learn.

And the cowl is one size, on the smaller side as cowls go, measuring about 13.5 inches/34.5 cm tall and 26 inches/66 cm around.

The designer suggests you can hold a bit of metallic thread along with your yarn to give it more of a sparkly, regal, celestial feel, but that’s totally up to you!

As mentioned above you can get all of these patterns on Ravelry. As of this writing there doesn’t seem to be a discount from buying all three, but maybe that will change.

[Photo: Mary P. Hunt]

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