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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…

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Knit a Linen Stitch Hot Pad

Linen stitch is one of my favorite knitting stitch patterns that, every time I use it in a project, I think about how I don’t use it often enough. 

It’s an easy stitch to make, with slip stitches done with the yarn held to the front of the work on the right/front side and to the back on the wrong/back side, which makes the strand of yarn a visible part of the pattern. 

It also makes a fabric that is thick and looks kind of like a woven fabric.

I recently used linen stitch to make a double-thick pot holder, which I worked in a kind of interesting way. I didn’t want to have to do any sewing on the project, so I started it from a crochet cast on and picked up stitches from the side of the cast on to make the hot pad all in one piece in the round with the edge sealed. 

This requires working on two circular needles, which is another technique I don’t use that often and am always reminded how much I like it when I do. 

The combination of double thickness and the stitch pattern makes for a hot pad that’s already pretty thick, but I also added a bit of old towel to the inside before I closed up the end to make it super thick and extra protective for your surfaces. 

I found the engineering challenge of this construction method to be a lot of fun, but you could also just knit it as a tube (casting on twice as many stitches as I did) and sew up the ends by hand when the knitting is done. Either way you’ve got a useful and pretty addition to your kitchen, whether you work it in a solid color, stripes or as a stash busting project will all your cotton odd balls. 

You can grab the pattern over at Our Daily Craft, or check it out on Ravelry. 

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