The vest is made with a bit of flaring at the hips. Not a huge amount. Just enough to take into account that we have hips. When choosing a size, choose the one closest to your actual chest measurement. The vest is shown here with 0-1″ of ease.
This design is made in one piece with very little seaming. But, don’t worry about the seaming. The book teaches you how to seam! There are so many extras in this book that you won’t find anywhere else. You can read about all the techniques I’ve taught in the book here. And, stay tuned. I’ll be blogging as many of the designs as I can.
A free pattern! Woo hoo! This is the Grey Splendor Vest which I designed for Red Heart yarns. The pattern can be found here. This vest is made with a subtly sparkly yarn called Red Heart Shimmer and is available in three sizes to fit a full range of sizes. The vest is made in one piece, with seaming only at the shoulders and can be made with or without the cap sleeves.
The Mitered Vest is from my new book, The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Tunisian Crochet, published by Leisure Arts. I used the amazing Jagger Spun Zephyr Wool-Silk 2/18 Lace Weight yarn in the color elderberry. But, I took some of the fear out of working with such a fine yarn. I doubled the strands in this design so that you are actually working with a slightly thicker yarn. But, even with doubling the strands, this garment (size small) weighed three ounces on my scale when finished. Three. Ounces. It’s such an incredibly delicate piece. Like it’s floating on air. I used a size K afghan hook to create the airy look.
To show you a slight styling alternative, I photographed my daughter in the vest before I mailed in the projects. This is my preferred styling and I think it would be especially cute with a button or some other decorative embellishment.
There are a couple of things I want to mention about this design so that you’ll have the information when you get ready to stitch it up. First, the yarn I used came on a cone of 5000+ yards. I definitely did not use that much yarn. For this size above, I used only a fraction of the cone, even with the strands doubled. Here are the approximate amounts: 1120 (1245, 1385, 1540, 1700) yards.
The other thing I wanted to point out is the sizing. The garment is intended to be worn open a little bit in the front. Choose the size closest to your actual chest measurement.
I hope you enjoy this contemporary vest from my new book and I look forward to seeing your projects!
When choosing a size, choose the one closest to your actual chest measurement. The vest is shown here with 0-1″ of ease.
