Navy Cowichan Vest by Makiko Okamoto (岡本 真希子)

Navy Cowichan Vest

Knitting
November 2013
Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
13 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in Colorwork pattern stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
5.0 mm (H)
555 - 790 yards (507 - 722 m)
M,L,XL,XXL
English Japanese
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With the base yarn being the navy tweed, beautiful colors are placed everywhere in this Cowichan vest. This men’s vest worked by trapping the floats, comes with a zipper to add functionality. Great for outdoors or in town.

This vest is made by working from the bottom in once piece in colorwork pattern stitch, then the back, and both fronts are worked separately.
The colorwork pattern stitch is worked by trapping the floats

Chest: M=107 cm ( L=117 cm, XL=127 cm, XXL=137 cm )
Cross back: 37cm (40 cm, 45 cm, 48 cm )
Length: 67cm ( 69 cm, 72 cm, 74 cm )

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