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New Giveaway Ivy League Vest….

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ivyYay! Don’t you just love free stuff? I do. It rocks!

This time it’s by Eunny Jang from Knitting Daily. What is it? What is it?

Well, patience, my pets. It’s the DVD: Introduction to Fair Isle: The Ivy League Vest.  Learn simple to advanced techniques with this DVD.

Eunny demos the Progressive Project: the Ivy League Vest, a Fair Isle colorwork pattern designed by Eunny. Knit along with Eunny on this modern design with classic construction elements. The first lesson will be a 2-color corrugated ribbing (Episode 307), the second lesson in knitting in the round with the colorwork pattern (Episode 308), and finally steeking the vest for a perfect fit (Episode 309).

And in return, I want to know what your favorite Interweave Knitting pattern is.

Giveaway ends Friday, Dec 18! Looking for more Vest patterns to knit? Check out these Vest Knitting patterns on Etsy.

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Comments

  1. Oh, excellent. I’m working on the fair isle vest kit from Knit Picks and starting to get anxious that I’m doing everything wrong. I’ve been carefully reading Eunny’s steaking tutorials, but I’d love a walk through the whole project.

    Interweave has so many great patterns, but one that I’ve been excited about for a while is the Apres Surf Hoodie — I’ll need something a little less intense after all this colorwork.

  3. Eunny Jang’s patterns usually rank very highly amongst my favorites. I’ve been in love with this vest (and her Venezia pullover) forever but been afraid to attempt the fair isle; I’m also in love with the knee-high version of her Entrelac Socks.

  9. just one favorite? well….. i would have to second the numbus sweater! although some days the post it notes sticking off issues pages would state something else.

  12. I am going to second the dumpling bag! I love to embroidary. A great way to combine both of my obsessions.

  13. picking one is really hard, but I like the Snowflake Scarf. I’m also looking forward to making the Classic Camel Vest for my husband next year.

  17. I agree with Corvus. I LOVE the Ivy League and Venezia. I also adore the Manchester Jacket, though it will never work on my body type. Sigh…

Have you read?

Christmas Stocking Knitting Patterns for Your Pets

I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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