Halcyon Yarn

Vests Galore…

March 4th, 2008 by Gwynn | Posted in Notes |

Look Look Look!! I’ve gone vest crazy! I am a devoted sweater knitter but am so warm all the time, I can never keep them on indoors for long. I made a decision to try some vests as a middle ground and this is what I came up with…. The Noro Kochoran vest is a great project out of the new Noro Designer Mini Knits. Even the largest size only takes 4 skeins, which keeps the project more affordable than a sweater out of Kochoran. A bulky knit on size 10 needles, quick to knit AND stunning!

The Silk Garden vest I simply adore and feel terrible that the book is out of print, but hopefully the more tenacious of you can locate it from a used book dealer. Coming soon (April) from Halcyon Yarn is a vest pattern I am designing (inspired by this pattern) using the same slip rib stitch. Keep your eyes peeled for it.

In the meantime, take a gander at the new Noro book and order up some Silk Garden (or Silk Garden Chunky) to try out. There is a pattern on Knitty.com called the Edgar Scarf (free and printable) that only takes two skeins…