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Knit Magazine No 36, May 2011
> kaleidoscope vest
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kaleidoscope vest
Kaleidoscope Vest is an easy and fast to knit vest, perfect for layering. The vest is worked top-down, starting at the neckline with Garter Stitch, then working the armholes by binding off and casting on sts, then working the body in a lace pattern. I made 2 versions. The first version only uses 1 color, the second version alternates every 2 rows between 2 colors to get a shorter color repeat. What else is there to say, I just love Noro.
Materials
Yarn:
Version 1 in a single color: 436 502, 610, 654, 720, 828, 872yds/400460, 560, 600, 660, 760, 800m fingering weight yarn. Sample shown in Noro Silk Garden Sock; color S304.
Version 2 in a 2 colors:
MC: 218251, 305, 327, 360, 414, 436yds/200230, 280, 300, 330, 380, 400m fingering weight yarn.
CC: 218251, 305, 327, 360, 414, 436yds/200230, 280, 300, 330, 380, 400m fingering weight yarn. Sample shown in Noro Silk Garden Sock; color S258 and S304.
Needles: 1 US 6/4.5 mm circular of length 32 in/80 cm for the larger sizes 40 in/ 100 cm.
Buttons: 3
Gauge
20 sts and 22 rows = 4 in /10 cm in pattern stitch.
Sizes
Directions are given for 7 sizes. To fit chest size:
XS: 30 in/77 cm
S: 34 in/87 cm
M: 38 in/97 cm
L: 42 in/107 cm
XL: 46 in/117 cm
XXL: 50 in/128 cm
XXXL: 54 in/138 cm
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