Griffin (Aran) by Georgie Nicolson

Griffin (Aran)

Knitting
October 2012
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
170 - 720 yards (155 - 658 m)
chest sizes 15 - 30" (15 sizes)
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Griffin is the perfect kid’s pattern for showcasing Noro yarn.

Griffin is a top-down seamless vest with design elements that hark back to the 1970s.

It has a fun and quirky construction twist on the traditional saddle shoulder that attempts to minimise finishing and the stop and start aspect of traditional saddle shoulders.

It can be knit with or without a hood, and features a delightfully easy to knit-in-as-you go kangaroo pocket. The finishing touch is the gorgeous mitred neckline.

While Griffin looks awesome in Noro, it is equally suited to variegated, semi-solids and solid yarns. It’s a great blank canvas for stripes, embellishments or colour work.

YARDAGE:
hoodless:
15 - 21”: 170/155, 190/175, 200/185, 220/205, 240/220, 260/240, 290/265
22 - 30”: 320/295, 350/320, 390/360, 430/395, 470/430, 510/470, 550/505, 600/550
hooded:
15 - 21”: 260/240, 280/260, 300/275, 330/305, 350/320, 380/350, 400/365
22 - 30”: 440/405, 480/440, 510/470, 550/505, 600/550, 640/585, 680/625, 720/660
yards/ metres approximately.

An 8ply/DK weight version of this pattern is also available here.

  • individually

  • As a part of the Griffin e-book (with the 8ply weight version)

  • As a part of the Griffin and Gwendolyn e-book (with the 8ply weight version and both weight versions of Gwendolyn)