Folk Vests: 25 knitting patterns & tales from around the world

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My favorites, however, are an African vest in a mudcloth-like black and white pattern, and a Peruvian llama vest with a gorgeous patterned band on a rich brown plain knit vest. Collected through the ages and from around the world, these wonderful projects are accompanied by folk stories and regional histories from the countries of origin. This leads to a situation where the drape of the resulting garment can be totally inappropriate, and can lead to the waste of a large amount of work and yarn.

I did not care for her gauge example on several vests, same number of cast on stitches just change needle size! It is lovely to look at (wouldn't be out of place as a coffee table book for non-knitter perusal) as well as tempting one to pick up those knitting needles.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Both functional and decorative, these wonderful projects for men's and women's vests are accompanied by folk stories and regional histories from the country of the design's origin, including Tibet, Scandinavia, Guatemala, Japan, North America, and many others.Both Greek vests are traditionally trimmed with narrow cord or braid and bits of appliquéd velvet; several buttons and shells further decorate the shorter one. Both functional and decorative, these wonderful projects for men's and women's vests are accompanied by folk stories and . Vests - they're festive, warm, easy fitting, and practical - and they're an important part of folkwear traditions world-wide. These 4 or 5-star reviews represent the opinions of the individuals who posted them and do not reflect the views of Etsy. Ukrainian Hutsuls used to richly decorate their Keptars – something that is also reflected in the way we have done the embroidery on our Folk Cropped Keptar Vests but in a modern way.

Not only are the designs stunning - some simple, some more demanding; the attention to detail is incredibly clear - probably the best I've seen. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. When she's not knitting, Cheryl can frequently be found touring the country with her husband, Gary, on their Harley Davidson. com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US. In the majority of cases, the designer has not bothered to calculate appropriate pattern changes for the different sizes, but has chosen to change the guage (and therefore needle size) instead.More than a pattern book, readers will feel connected to the cultures behind the projects as they bring these native crafts to life.

Once you realize the same basic shape is in all of the vests you start looking at the shoulder shaping instead.I've already started on the Many Buttons vest and I find the directions and charts clear and east to follow. Contemporary knitters will delight in these 25 traditional and innovative patterns collected through the ages and from around the world. Both functional and decorative, these wonderful projects for men’s and women’s vests are accompanied by folk stories and regional histories from the country of the design’s origin, including Tibet, Scandinavia, Guatemala, Japan, North America, and many others. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage.