Cambridge

Tanis Lavallee has a new pattern. Everyone can use a vest in their wardrobe. You can purchase the pattern for Cambridge on Ravelry.

I didn’t realize just how much I needed a vest in my wardrobe until this beauty entered my life. Now I don’t know where I’d be without it! Layered over button up shirts, t-shirts or turlenecks. Paired with jeans, corduroys or trousers. It goes with everything! It’s quickly become the most versatile knit in my wardrobe and I have become a firm believer that vests, are indeed, the best. 

This vest is knit seamlessly from the top down. Stitches are cast on and the back is knit flat with some short row shaping for a better fit through the shoulders. Stitches are then picked up for one shoulder at a time and the fronts are knit flat with shaping for the neck. After the front is complete the front and back are joined and the body is knit in the round to the hem.

Tanis used one strand of fingering weight yarn with a strand of mohair/silk. You can also knit the vest with one strand of worsted weight yarn. 

This is Jennifer Steingass’ Newleaf which is one of our most popular sweaters. I put together some new colour combinations. Okay, I cheated a bit. I used some of the combinations that I put together for Autumn Alpine. The sweaters are knit with the same yarns.

Norwood is another great pattern from Jennifer and I updated the kits for this as well.

Happy Saturday evening. I’ve been knitting and almost forgot to finish my post.