Held Fast Vest by Kate Salomon

Held Fast Vest

Knitting
October 2021
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in lace
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
750 - 1500 yards (686 - 1372 m)
42 (52, 64, 74)” / 106.5 (132, 162.5, 188) cm chest
English
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How can a cozy lace shawl wrap you in comforting warmth and not restrict your mobility? When it is a vest to be popped over your head. This delicate layering piece will rest squarely on your shoulders and surround you with warmth that won’t come unmoored as you move through your day.

Pictured in Dark Maine Organic and Lichen Weekend Wool

42 (52, 64, 74)” / 106.5 (132, 162.5, 188) cm chest, after blocking -- shown with 12” of positive ease.

Yarn: 3 (4, 5, 6) skeins Maine or Vermont Organic (250 yd skeins)

Needles: US size 9 (5.5 mm) circular needles, US 7 (4.5 mm) for I-cord bind off at neckline