Wednesday Addams Vest Knitting Pattern

We are a little slow to be watching it in our household, but I love all the knit and crochet projects I see inspired by the Wednesday series that came out a few months ago. I have seen so many cute Wednesday/Enid crochet sweaters (where half is black and white and half is pastel rainbow) and, of course, variations on the black and white vests and tops Wednesday wears throughout the show.

Wednesday wears a couple of different black and white vests in the show. The knit one is a basic checkerboard and can be seen in episode 7 of the show. It’s a boxy sweater vest with ribbing on the armholes that’s white on one side and black on the other. The ribbing on the V-neck is also half white and half black.

Laura Rachelle has a video tutorial showing how she made her version of the Wednesday sweater vest, which she constructed in columns of alternating black and white squares that she stitched together before picking up the stitches for the ribbing.

This avoids having to do intarsia but if you’re comfortable with that you can also work the front and back separately from the bottom up (she suggests working in the round but doing intarsia flat is a lot easier).

She quickly walks through how she developed a pattern that fit her, so you’ll need to determine your gauge and figure out what size you need your squares to be in order for the project to fit you.

If you don’t want to do all that, there are some pattern options with sizing done for you, like the Day of the Week sweater vest by Jenny Kiefer. This pattern uses worsted weight yarn and the intarsia method, and is available in five sizes. You can get the free download on Ravelry.

Or try Feels Like Wednesday, a bulky vest that comes in three sizes as a free pattern from We Are Knitters. There’s also the Wednesday Checkered Vest from Wiam’s Crafts, which comes in four sizes and uses worsted weight yarn.

[Photo: Laura Rachelle.]

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It seems like every year there are more rainbow colored (and other flag hued) knitting projects out there to celebrate Pride. Whether you celebrate at a local event or just want to add some more color to your wardrobe, these Pride knitting patterns are a great place to start.

See also these Pride knitting patterns, tiny Pride flags, and more rainbow projects if you need more inspiration.

These Pride socks from Birger Berge are a free pattern on Ravelry. They feature a rainbow flag on the heel and toe, plus stripes on the cuff with the word Pride and a heart worked in.

Or you can Put Some Pride in Your Step with these allover colorful socks from Oriahna WhimsyStitch. Using a self-striping fingering weight yarn, they have a spiral rib on the legs and come in three sizes. The pattern has suggestions for if you don’t have self-striping yarn to use. You can find it on Ravelry.

Amy Snell’s Pride Like the Wind is a triangular shawl that uses slipped stitches to add texture to the multicolored stripes. The pattern was made with a large skein of rainbow colored yarn and mini skeins in rainbow colors, but you can use stash or whatever you can find in theose colors for a different look. You can find this pattern on Ravelry.

Pride and Elegance is a pretty pair of rainbow striped arm warmers made by martaschmarta. They call for fingering weight yarn and have sparkly beads incorporated at each end for extra flair. This pattern is also on Ravelry.

Pride in Parallelograms by Treena Evans is a mobius knit cowl worked in a multicolored ombre yarn. It calls for DK weight yarn and is a free pattern on Ravelry.

Stephen G. Krueger has designed a lovely kippah/yarmulke pattern that can be worked in the colors of any Pride flag you like. The pattern is free on Ravelry and uses fingering weight yarn.

And if you want to make a full progress flag in knitting, you’ll need the modular progressive Pride flag pattern from Kim Smith for Alterknit Universe. The pattern comes in two sizes using different weights of yarn to suit your needs, and the modular style of the project makes it seamless. You can purchase this pattern on Ravelry.

If you want to add a touch of Pride to a sweater, wall hanging or other project, the abstract waves chart from Hits Knit Patterns is a great place to start. It uses the colors of the lesbian flag, but you could change it to whatever colors you like (there are six colors used and the chart is 49 stitches by 80 rows).

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