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New Giveaway Ivy League Vest….

December 10, 2009 by Terrye

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. Katie says

    December 10, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    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.

  2. Lulu says

    December 10, 2009 at 4:13 pm

    The Dumpling Bag!

  3. Corvus says

    December 10, 2009 at 5:04 pm

    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.

  4. Teresita says

    December 10, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    Hi, I love the nimbus cardigan. Great giveaway!

  5. Peacock Chic says

    December 10, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    The sideways spencer!! Love the shape and constuction!

  6. Diane says

    December 11, 2009 at 3:38 am

    the nimbus sweater

  7. suza says

    December 11, 2009 at 10:00 am

    Gypsy Mesh Pullover (but I turned it into a cardi!)

  8. Juliette says

    December 11, 2009 at 2:30 pm

    Autumn Vines Cardigan

  9. Turtle says

    December 11, 2009 at 8:42 pm

    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.

  10. April says

    December 13, 2009 at 7:31 am

    The Apres Surf Hoodie from IK Summer 2008

  11. Teresita says

    December 13, 2009 at 9:09 am

    Hi, I love the nimbus cardigan.Let me in this contest.

  12. MaryLee says

    December 13, 2009 at 11:06 am

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

  13. Carmen says

    December 13, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    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.

  14. Kim R. says

    December 14, 2009 at 4:15 pm

    I love the Every Way Wrap from the Fall 2009, Thanks!

  15. Teresita says

    December 14, 2009 at 9:07 pm

    I love the Climbing Vines Pullover.

  16. Teresita says

    December 14, 2009 at 9:09 pm

    I love the Climbing Vines Pullover from the Winter 2008 edition.

  17. tantej says

    December 14, 2009 at 9:24 pm

    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…

  18. Kristen says

    December 15, 2009 at 6:41 pm

    Choosing just one is tough! How about the Koolhaas hat by Jared Flood?

  19. Terry Butterworth says

    December 16, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    Today it is the Apres Surf Hoodie.

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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. 

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