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Miamba Sweater & Vest
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A choose-your-own-adventure knit designed for creativity, comfort, and play.
The Miamba Sweater & Vest pattern is a versatile base design that invites you to explore yarn combinations, color blending, and texture mixing. Whether you prefer a cozy long-sleeve sweater or a light sleeveless vest, Miamba offers endless ways to make it uniquely yours.
✨ Design Features
• Two necklines – Crew & Funnel
• Two lengths – Cropped & Full
• Two hems – Ribbed & Rolled
• Sleeved or sleeveless options
This modular pattern allows you to mix and match elements to create the perfect piece for your style and wardrobe. It’s a quick knit, perfect for stash diving, marling, and experimenting with fiber blends to create your own custom fabric.
❤️ Skill Level - Adventurous beginner to intermediate.
If you’re comfortable knitting in the round and working basic shaping, you’ll enjoy this fun, flexible project.
Sizes
Designed for inclusive sizing: 35 (40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70)” or 89 (102, 114, 127, 140, 152.5, 165, 178) cm for finished garment.
Samples all knit in a size 4 on a 38” or 97 cm bust.
Recommended ease: To fit the bust with 6 to 10” or 15 to 25 cm of positive ease
Suggested Yarns
Miamba was designed to shine with marled yarn combinations — try mixing fingering, mohair, suri, or light DK weights to create a fabric full of depth and texture. It’s ideal for showcasing hand-dyed yarns and for using up leftovers in a creative way.
Grey Version - Tunic Length Vest Option with Turtleneck:
• C1 = La Bien Aimee Big Kumo color Aimee’s Sweater. 73% Suri Alpaca, 20% Merino Wool, 7% Silk. 175 yards or 160 meters per 100-gram skein. Required: 438 (500, 563, 625, 688, 750, 812, 875) yards or 400 (457, 514, 572, 629, 686, 743, 800) meters.
• C2 = Holst Garn Supersoft color 124 Hyacinth. 50% Merino Wool, 50% Shetland Wool. 314 yards or 287 meters per 50-gram skein. Required: 517 (591, 665, 739, 813, 887, 961, 1035) yards or 473 (541, 608, 676, 743, 811, 878, 946) meters.
Purple Version - Cropped Length Sweater Option with Crew Neck:
• C1 = Dimond Laine Big Birdie color Midge. 79% Suri Alpaca, 21% Silk. 174 yards or 159 meters per 100-gram skein. Required: 509 (582, 655, 727, 800, 873, 946, 1018) yards or 466 (532, 599, 665, 732, 798, 886, 931) meters.
• C2 = Holst Garn Supersoft color Aubergine. 50% Merino Wool, 50% Shetland Wool. 314 yards or 287 meters per 50-gram skein. Required: 546 (624, 702, 780, 858, 936, 1014, 1092) yards or 499 (571, 642, 713, 785, 856, 927, 999) meters
Green Version - Modified Tunic Length Vest Option Turtleneck:
• C1 = Chelsea Luxe Cobblestone color Camouflage. 90% Superwash Merino, 10% Nylon. 438 yards or 401 meters per 100-gram skein. Required: 457 (522, 587, 652, 718, 783, 848, 913) yards or 418 (477, 537, 596, 656, 716, 775, 835) meters.
• C2 = Chelsea Luxe Mohair color Camouflage. 72% Kid Mohair, 28% Silk. 459 yards or 420 meters per 100-gram skein. Required: 432 (494, 555, 617, 679, 740, 802, 864) yards or 395 (451, 508, 564, 621, 677, 733, 790) meters.
• C3 = Holst Garn Supersoft color Dark Olive. 50% Merino Wool, 50% Shetland Wool. 314 yards or 287 meters per 50-gram skein. Required: 420 (480, 541, 601, 661, 721, 781, 841) yards or 384 (439, 494, 549, 604, 659, 714, 769) meters.
• Length knit to 9” or 23 cm from underarm to top of the ribbing.
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