Esther's Tuxedo Trapp
Finished
September 20, 2015
December 16, 2018

Esther's Tuxedo Trapp

Project info
Tuxedo Trapp by John Brinegar
Knitting
Vest
daughter in law, who will love it!
M
Needles & yarn
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
25 stitches and 35 rows = 4 inches
in rev St st with MC on smaller needles; 15 sts and 40 rows = 4" in Fisherman’s Rib with two strands of CC held tog on larger needles.
1,759 yards
Alchemy: Yarns of Transformation Silken Straw
none left in stash
1.1 skeins = 259.6 yards (237.4 meters), 44 grams
Blue-green
The Yarn Store at Nob Hill in Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 26, 2015
Knit One, Crochet Too Cozette and Cozette 2
none left in stash
6 skeins = 1500.0 yards (1371.6 meters), 300 grams
5
Blue-green
The Yarn Store at Nob Hill in Albuquerque, New Mexico
July 15, 2015
Notes

The incomparable John Brinegar launched the Acros collection in 2014, some of those designs are available from the designer’s ravelry store. Two were published in knit.purl, in collaboration with Tahki-Stacy Charles Yarns.

https://www.interweave.com/store/knitpurl-fallwinter-2014...

A sophisticated fashion video was produced as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqu1hOViPTc

This creative garment is one of many unique designs in the source magazine listed.
I made the cover sweater for my daughter:
Bryn’s Mecha Queguay Spiral Pullover
I have yarn for another sweater in this magazine.
There’s a very good article about Navajo Knitting in it as well.

I am fortunate to have used two incredible yarns for this project.
Collar: silk ribbon yarn held double, larger needle.
Main sections: a wonderful silk/cotton blend fingering that is a big favorite of mine.

The directions for the Fisherman’s rib are well written, as are the directions for the collar short rows, however, one must be diligent in keeping track of what stitch and what row one is on. The fisherman’s rib and short rows are not hard, however, undoing stitches in this pattern is very tricky.

Since I had the plenty of the silk ribbon yarn, I used it, still double for seaming the yoke to the vest. The yoke itself requires 250 y.

Main Sections: instructions very clear. Advise knitters to list rows in groups of 6 to keep track of increases and decreases to obtain desired shaping. This is an amazing design. Thankfully, it’s in st st. If there were a pattern, it would be very hard to keep track of it in the midst of main piece shaping.

12-15-2018

Yes. Years have passed.
I’ve set this one aside for far too long.
I got hung up on the yoke.
I understand the stitches better now.
The yoke pattern is easy once you get the hang of it.

A great gift for Christmas!

Tip:
The yoke has short rows, but they’re easy because there’s no wrap step.
After turning, one stitch is slipped. I recommend holding the yarn very snug after slipping that stitch before proceeding.
Also, if that stitch is slipped knit wise, it will not be oriented properly when the next rows are executed. One can reorient it when it comes up, or one can slip it purl wise from the back loop.

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Finished
September 20, 2015
December 16, 2018
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by Alchemy: Yarns of Transformation
Sport
100% Silk
236 yards / 40 grams

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by Knit One, Crochet Too
Fingering
62% Silk, 30% Cotton, 8% Nylon
250 yards / 50 grams

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  • Originally queued: July 5, 2015
  • Project created: July 15, 2015
  • Finished: December 16, 2018
  • Updated: February 11, 2019
  • Progress updates: 8 updates