Aalto Vest
Aalto Vest is a perfect knit for a summer’s day, with wave-like stripes on the body. It’s a quick and easy knit, so now is the perfect time to start making one for your summer vacation.
Enjoy a 20% discount on Aalto Vest until the end of Monday, June 17th, 2024 (Helsinki time). Use code AALTO for the discount!
Aalto Vest is a perfect knit for a summer’s day, with wave-like stripes on the body. It’s a quick and easy knit, so now is the perfect time to start making one for your summer vacation.
Enjoy a 20% discount on Aalto Vest until the end of Monday, June 17th, 2024 (Helsinki time). Use code AALTO for the discount!
Aalto Vest is a perfect knit for a summer’s day, with wave-like stripes on the body. It’s a quick and easy knit, so now is the perfect time to start making one for your summer vacation.
Enjoy a 20% discount on Aalto Vest until the end of Monday, June 17th, 2024 (Helsinki time). Use code AALTO for the discount!
This design was originally published in Amirisu Magazine, Spring/Summer 2023, Issue 26.
Venture to a beach, following the bright summer sunlight. It’s a perfect day to relax by a lake, mesmerised by the sunlight sparkling on the water. This vest is perfect for such a day, with wave-like stripes on the body. Aalto Vest is a quick and easy knit, so now is the perfect time to start making one for your summer vacation.
Yarn
DK weight yarn
(MC) Approximately 645 (700, 760, 830, 910) (990, 1060, 1130, 1200) yards / 590 (640, 695, 760, 830) (905, 970, 1035, 1100) m
(CC) Approximately 120 (130, 145, 160, 175) (195, 215, 235, 245) yards / 110 (120, 135, 145, 160) (180, 195, 215, 225) m
Kässäkerho Pom Pom Linnea DK (70% Organic Wool, 30% Cellulose Linen/Flax; 255 yards / 233 m, 100g)
Sample is shown in (MC) Dyyni 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) (4, 5, 5, 5) skeins, (CC) Mists and Mellow 1 skein
Needles
A US 6 (4 mm) 24” / 60 cm (or longer) circular needle
A US 4 (3.5 mm) 24” / 60 cm (or longer) circular needle
A set of US 4 (3.5 mm) double pointed needles (DPNs) for 3-Needle BO
Or needles required to obtain gauge
Gauge (after blocking)
22 stitches & 28 rows = 4” / 10 cm in St st with US 6 (4 mm) needle
Sizes
Finished bust measurements: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) = 34 (38, 42, 46, 50) (54, 58, 62, 66)” / 86 (96.5, 106.5, 117, 127) (137, 147, 157.5, 167.5) cm
The sample is in size 2 on 5’ 3” / 159 cm tall model with 6½“ / 16.5 cm positive ease at bust.
Tools
Stitch markers (3, of which 1 a locking stitch marker), tapestry needle, stitch holder or waste yarn
All pictures here are © Masahiro Shimazaki for amirisu.
