Ochre Sweater Vest by Lauren McElroy

Ochre Sweater Vest

Knitting
November 2023
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
4.12 stitches and 6.2 rows = 1 inch
in Basket Weave
US 3 - 3.25 mm
400 - 1200 yards (366 - 1097 m)
30 (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66) with 2 inches of positive ease.
English
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Bottom up sweater vest with all over textured stitches.
worked in the round and split for the front and back. a v neck collar shape is worked back and forth.
the collar is picked up around the edges and attached icord is added at the sleeve holes.

I was wearing this color when I had my first “Glimmer” I had heard about the feeling online and thought “awe, thats cute” but when it happened to me it felt like coming home to myself.

Ochre is earth with Ferrous Oxide that is this exact color. It is naturally occurring all over the world where iron is present in the soil.

Sizing :
30 (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66) with 2 inches of positive ease.

Basket weave stitch:
round 1-4: k4, p4 to end
round 5-8: p4, k4 to end

Supplies:
Yarnalia Yarn Cozy
100% Baby Alpaca
Worsted Weight
100 grams /3.5 oz
200m/219 yards per ball
hand wash.

Use Code: PURL25% for 25% off all Yarnalia Yarn.

2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6) Skeins
Sample Colorway : Forest Moss

Size us 3 needles, or size needed to get gauge, dpns of the same size

This is a part of the Earth. Fall 2023 Capsule Collection. Check my portfolio to see the companion pattern.