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Knit a Pillow with Stockings on it

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red heart stocking pillowRed Heart has just launched its “12 Weeks of Christmas” celebration, in which they’re promoting a holiday-themed knit and crochet pattern each week up to Christmas.

This week’s is the super cute Holiday Pillow with Stockings, which is exactly what it sounds like. The pillow is just stockinette stitch, then the stockings are little socks knit separately and attached to the pillow front along with a bit of i-cord garland.

Are you thinking about holiday knitting yet? I’ve got one more Halloween project to finish up, and then I’ll be there (but I’m not ready yet!). I’d love to hear what you’re working on.

[Photo via Red Heart.]

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  1. I have finished a half dozen tiny socks for ornaments, 5 pairs of socks and a blanket, and am starting on a hat and fingerless mitts set. The only way to go is starting early!

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A Knit Vest to Get You Ready for Summer

I know that my posts can be read at different times of year and in different years by different people, but as I write this we’re on teh cusp of summer. And I know a lot of people don’t knit as much, and certainly don’t wear a lot of knits in the summer, but I want to encourage you to make and to wear your makes no matter the temperature.

To introduce you to the joys of summer garment knitting, I offer the Tied Vest from Lion Brand Yarn.

This easy project is great to make and wear throughout the year but it’s especially good for summer. It’s worked flat in one piece from the bottom up, mostly in stockinette stitch with a seed stitch edging. The I-cord ties are worked directly onto the garment so you don’t have to sew them on.

The project uses worsted weight yarn, and calls for a blend of cotton and hemp that’s great for warm weather.

There are eight size options, ranging from a finished chest measurement of 35 to 62.5 inches, or 89 to 159 cm. That makes it sound like it should be worn with at least a few inches of positive ease, but the pattern doesn’t specify.

The ties at the front give it a casual look and make it great to wear over a tank top or T-shirt when the weather is warm.

I also think this one would be good to knit in wool or a warmer fiber, too, to make a version you could wear more comfortably in the winter months, too. Though of course you could layer the summer version over a long-sleeved shirt and wear it throughout the year, too.

The tied vest is a free pattern available from Lion Brand. You can also purchase a kit that includes the yarn and optional needles and stitch markers if you need them.

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]

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