Designed as part of the Vest in Show collection for A Woolen Affair 2025, the Gathered Waters Vest was inspired by the deeply meaningful theme of the show, Down by the Riverside.

A Woolen Affair 2025 is being held at the Hutton Brickyards, on the banks of the Hudson River in Kingston, New York. This land is the ancestral territory of the Schaghticoke, the Mohican and Munsee Lenape Peoples. The Schaghticoke call this river Pishgatikuk, which means the “mingling of waters” or “gathered waters”, reflecting the merging of different waterways in the region where the Schaghticoke people lived.

In this spirit of mingling waters in perpetual movement, thousands of people will gather for A Woolen Affair 2025. Please read more about this inspiring theme here: https://www.woolenaffair.com/theme-2025

The Gathered Waters Vest takes inspiration from the Hudson river and its meaning. It features a wave-like wedge stitch pattern that alternates directions, reflecting the mingling of waters. This cropped vest is perfect for layering - it is constructed in two panels bottom-up, but the sides are left open with a tie closure. This allows the fabric to move freely while offering flexible sizing, with additional customization options included throughout the pattern.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Sizing throughout the pattern is written as 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9).

The vest has a baseline positive ease of 0.5”-1.75” around the bust (not including any extra room the ties might add). The side ties make the circumference easily adjustable, so you will likely have more positive ease in the finished piece depending on how tightly the ties are tied. If in between sizes, size down if you prefer a closer fit because you can always loosen the ties to increase the circumference. Or, size up if you prefer a more oversized fit.

The pictured sample is a size 2 shown on a 34” bust. Without the ties, the vest would have 0.5” positive ease. In this sample, the ties are tied with about 1.5” of room on either side, resulting in an overall positive ease of 3.5” for the garment.

See full sizing chart and schematic in the listing photos. #sizeinclusive

A - Your Bust Circumference: 30 (34, 38, 42, 46) (50, 54, 58, 62)“

B - Finished Bust Circumference (not including extra room from ties): 31.75 (34.5, 39.75, 42.5, 47.75) (50.5, 55.75, 58.5, 63.75)”

C - Panel Width: 16 (17.25, 20, 21.25, 24) (25.25, 28, 29.25, 32)”

D - Shoulder to Shoulder Width: 13.25 (14.5, 14.5, 16, 16) (17.25, 17.25, 18.5, 18.5)”

E - Shoulder Width*: 4 (4, 4, 4, 4) (4, 4, 5.25, 5.25)”

F - Armhole Depth: 9.5 (9.5, 11, 11, 12.5) (12.5, 12.5, 13.75, 13.75)”

G - Length*: 17.75 (17.75, 17.75, 19, 19) (19, 20.5, 20.5, 22)”

*Pattern includes tips for customizing these measurements.

MATERIALS

475 (515, 595, 680, 765) (810, 965, 1010, 1165) yards of sport (2) or DK (3) weight yarn

Pictured sample uses Yarn Matter Cozy DK, DK (3) weight (70% Baby Alpaca, 20% Silk, 10% Cashmere, 246 yards / 100 grams) in colorway “Aegean”

US G-6 / 4 mm crochet hook, or hook that meets gauge

Stitch markers, scissors, yarn needle

SUPPORT

This pattern has been tech edited. If you need any pattern help, please email me.

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