Product description

The Etched vest is an exercise in balance. Its undulating colorwork motif lingers between rippled sand and wire mesh, and a contemporary high-low hem is in equilibrium with a rustic fabric created by three colors of woolen-spun Loft. The construction of Etched, too, incorporates both colorwork knitting in the round for the front as well as flat knit stockinette for the back. Curious knitters will surely enjoy this harmonious tabard as both a process and product project.

Designer: Gudrun Johnston

Collection: Bridge City

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Etched

Colorwork Vest

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Loft 2-ply Woolen-Spun Fingering Weight
$18.75 / 275 yards ($0.07/yd)
Loft 2-ply Woolen-Spun Fingering Weight
$18.75 / 275 yards ($0.07/yd)
Loft 2-ply Woolen-Spun Fingering Weight
$18.75 / 275 yards ($0.07/yd)
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  • Product description

    The Etched vest is an exercise in balance. Its undulating colorwork motif lingers between rippled sand and wire mesh, and a contemporary high-low hem is in equilibrium with a rustic fabric created by three colors of woolen-spun Loft. The construction of Etched, too, incorporates both colorwork knitting in the round for the front as well as flat knit stockinette for the back. Curious knitters will surely enjoy this harmonious tabard as both a process and product project.

    Designer: Gudrun Johnston

    Collection: Bridge City

    View the Bridge City: Inscribed Lookbook

     

  • Pattern materials

    YARN


    Brooklyn Tweed Loft — 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (275 yards/50 grams)

    • 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) (7, 8, 8, 9) skeins of Main Color (MC); 1 skein of Color 1 (C1); 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 2, 2) skeins of Color 2 (C2)
    • Photographed in colors Cast Iron (MC), Sweatshirt (C1), and Soot (C2); Woodsmoke (MC), Faded Quilt (C1), and Flannel (C2)


    YARDAGE

    • 1175 (1345, 1400, 1470, 1675) (1800, 1955, 2090, 2235) yards MC; 100 (120, 125, 135, 145) (155, 165, 180, 190) yards C1; 160 (180, 185, 190, 225) (240, 260, 285, 300) yards C2 of fingering weight wool yarn



  • Pattern specs

    CONSTRUCTIONS

    • This garment is worked from the bottom up in pieces. The front is worked circularly using a steek, and the back is worked flat. Additional steeks are used to work armhole and neck shaping. The shoulders are shaped on the back only, and the front and back shoulders are joined using the Joinery Bind Off. The collar is picked up and worked circularly. Stitches are picked up around the armholes and bound off using the I-Cord Bind Off.


    FINISHED DIMENSIONS

    • 36¾ (40, 43¼, 46½, 50) (53¼, 56½, 59¾, 63¼)" [93.5 (101.5, 110, 118, 127) (135, 143.5, 152, 160.5) cm] circumference at chest
    • Sample shown with Woodsmoke as MC is size 40" [101.5 cm] with 8" [20.5 cm] ease on model
    • Sample shown with Cast Iron as MC is size 46½" [118 cm] with 0" [0 cm] ease on model

    Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size 101.


    GAUGE

    • 29 stitches & 40 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking
    • 29 stitches & 36 rounds = 4" in Etched Chart pattern with Size B needle, after blocking


    NEEDLES

    Size A (for stockinette stitch and ribbing)

    • One pair of straight needles or a 32" circular needle* and 16” circular needle** and double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
    • Suggested Size: 3.25 mm (US 3)

     

    Size B (for stranded stockinette stitch)

    • One 20" circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
    • Suggested Size: 3.5 mm (US 4)


    Please note: the stitch patterns used for this garment are charted only.
  • Techniques

    Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

    • Backward Loop Cast On
    • Joinery Bind Off
    • Short Rows: German Method
    • I-Cord Bind Off
    • Long Tail Cast On (optional)
    • German Twisted Cast On (optional)
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