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Memory Vest
The Memory Vest is covered in patterns that come from a child’s vest knit by my grandmother, Judith Harvest, in the first half of the 1970’s.
You can read more about the original vest and Judith’s story here.
Here, the modern version is shown in coordinated colors, but they can of course be swapped for something else!
Size:
Women’s XS (S – M – L – XL – 2X – 3X) with a finished chest measurement of 83 (96 – 102 – 115 – 128 – 134 – 147) cm / 32 3⁄4 (37 3⁄4 – 40 1⁄4 – 45 1⁄2 – 50 1⁄2 – 53 – 58) inches. Vest is intended to be worn with about 10 cm (4 inches) of positive ease.
Yarn:
Rauma Finull PT2. 2-4 skeins of main color (404 for green and blue version, 4133 for pink version) depending on size, one skein of white (401) and one skein each of 8 contrast colors.
Contrast colors for blue version are: 443, 4036, 4385, 484, 4023, 4887, 472, 451.
Contrast colors for pink version are: 497, 499, 466, 470, 427, 465, 4571, 473.
Contrast colors for green version are: 436, 4014, 458, 494, 484, 4887, 4023, 405.
If replacing colors, go for colors with similar saturation.
Gauge in stranded knitting:
25 stitches x 27 rounds = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 inches).
Level:
Medium. This pattern assumes basic knowledge of stranded colorwork and uses steek stitches. Other than that, no special knitting techniques are used, and the vest would be a good choice for a first large colorwork project.
Also available as a knitting kit in pink, green, or blue.
Memory vesten er helt dækket af farvestrikkede motiver, som kommer fra en barnevest strikket af min mormor, Judith Harvest, i den første halvdel af 70’erne.
Man kan læse mere om den originale vest og Judiths historie her.
Størrelse:
Damestørrelse XS (S – M – L – XL – 2X – 3X) med færdigt brystmål 83 (96 – 102 – 115 – 128 – 134 – 147) cm. Størrelsen bør vælges, så vestens færdige brystmål er ca. 10 cm større end bærerens faktiske brystmål.
Garn:
Rauma Finull PT2. Der bruges 2-4 nøgler bundfarve (404 for grøn og blå version, 4133 for pink version) afhængigt af størrelse, et nøgle hvidt (401), og et nøgle hver af 8 kontrastfarver.
Kontrastfarver til blå version: 443, 4036, 4385, 484, 4023, 4887, 472, 451.
Kontrastfarver til pink version: 497, 499, 466, 470, 427, 465, 4571, 473.
Kontrastfarver til grøn version: 436, 4014, 458, 494, 484, 4887, 4023, 405.
Hvis man skifter farver ud, så er det bedst at erstatte med farver med ca. samme farvemætning.
Strikkefasthed i farvestrik:
25 m x 27 omg = 10 x 10 cm.
Sværhedsgrad:
Middel. Mønsteret antager kendskab til farvestrik, og det bruger klippemasker. Derudover er der ingen specielle teknikker, så vesten egner sig fint som et første større projekt i farvestrik.
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