Ebba Vest by Kristin Drysdale Scandiwork

Ebba Vest by Kristin Drysdale Scandiwork

€70,00 EUR

We are delighted to present the Ebba Vest designed by Kristin Drysdale Scandiwork specially for Valentine's day, with Le Petit Lambswool in beautiful red, pink and cream colors 🐚

Fresh and joyful, Ebba Vest celebrates Valentine’s Day through playful motifs of hearts, flowers, and a rich and joyful pattern. A piece that feels festive, perfect for layering and bringing a little extra love and cheer.

'I can’t tell you how fun this vest is to wear. It’s like spreading love and good cheer wherever you go. And that’s always a good thing.'

— Kristin Drysdale

The Pattern

The Pattern is sold separately on Kristin Drysdale's Ravelry
The Pattern is available in English

Colors & Wool Bundle

The original Edition is with Biches & Bûches Le Petit Lambswool in the colors:
- (MC) Off White
- (CC A1) Medium Red
- (CC A2) Norwegian Red
- (CC B1) Rose Grey
- (CC B2) Soft Pink Grey
You can also knit your Ebba Vest in the colors you wish with Le Petit Lambswool. Select then "Custom Colorway" when adding the Wool Bundle to your cart and write your color choice during checkout, in the Additional Notes (Example: 'MC Dark Blue, CC A1 Off White, CC A2 Orange Red, CC B1 Light Peach, CC B2 Soft Gold')
You are welcome to write to us on the Chat for any questions you may have and for color ideas 💌

The photos are courtesy of Kristin Drysdale Scandiwork

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Ebba Vest by Kristin Drysdale Scandiwork

€70,00 EUR

Details

An Ode to Valentine’s Day
'At our house, we love Valentine’s Day. We start celebrating Valentine’s Day the day we take the Christmas tree down. It’s the season to read “Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch” and to make valentines and fill our home with hearts. Honestly, I love hearts year round, but in January and February we bake heart-shaped bread, cookies, pizza, cinnamon rolls and make heart-shaped pancakes and even heart-shaped ravioli. We hang hearts on the front door and in the windows. We cut out paper hearts and leave love notes in a little mailbox for each other, take heart-shaped cookies to neighbors, listen to love songs and do our best to share the love.  One year, all six of us skied out onto a frozen lake and left a giant heart-shaped trail. It’s just part of our family culture. We take to heart the elementary-school version of Valentine’s Day. We believe Valentine’s Day (and season) is a time to show love and kindness to everyone. I admit that this Ebba Vest was absolutely designed as a valentine. I wanted to capture this time, this feeling, this season of love and kindness to all.  It’s full of candy hearts, paper flowers, and xoxo patterns. It’s even knit in the round, so that the hearts and love are eternal. It’s knit bottom up, with steeks for the armscyes and the neck. I used two different Le Petit Lambswool reds and two different Le Petit Lambswool pinks to sprinkle across a field of white. I chose two different shades because I couldn’t pick a favorite and I’m crazy about the subtle change of colors throughout the vest. Most of the colorwork is done with two colors, but there are a few rows when you will be knitting with three colors at once. It’s for sure a festive piece to wear every day during the Valentine season, but I love to wear it year-round, because the world can never have enough love.'

— Kristin Drysdale

Key details
Colorwork vest knitted in Le Petit Lambswool
Decorative motifs featuring hearts, flowers, and xoxo patterns
Knit bottom-up in the round, with steeks for armholes and neckline
Mostly worked with two colours, with a few rows using three colours at once

Construction
The vest is knit bottom up, with steeks for the armscyes and the neck.

The Wool
Biches & Bûches Le Petit Lambswool

(MC) 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3 3, 3) skeins in color Off White
(CC A1) 1 skein for all sizes in color Medium Red
(CC A2) 1 skein for all sizes in color Norwegian Red
(CC B1) 1 skein for all sizes in color Rose Grey
(CC B2) 1 skein for all sizes in color Soft Pink Grey

'I worked the colorwork alternating the pinks and the reds in the following order: A1 for the leaves, B2 for the flower, and the A1 for the heart, B1 for the X, A2 for the small heart, and B2 for the heart with A1 for the small pattern in between, A2 for the zigzag, and B1 for the xoxo.'

Knitting Needles (suggested)
- Circular Needles 2,75 mm / US 2 / UK 10
- Circular Needles 3,5 mm / US 4 / UK 9

Gauge 1
24 stitches and 30 rounds = 4 inches or 10 cm with larger needle
Please swatch in the round in colorwork to determine needle size
Gauge 1 is used for sizes 2-7. Suggested Needle Size 3.5 mm (US 4)

Gauge 2
27 stitches and 31 rounds = 4 inches or 10 cm 3.00 mm
Gauge 2 is used for size 1
If you would like to make a half size, knit with gauge 2 and the finished Chest measurements will be 32 (35.5, 39, 42, 46, 49 ¾, 53) inches or 80 (88, 97, 106, 115, 124, 133) cm

Sizes & Measurements of the finished knit
Sizes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Chest Circumference of the finished knit:
32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60) inches
80 (90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150) cm

Length to underarm:
12 (12 ½, 13, 13 ½, 14, 15, 15½, 16) inches
30.5 (32 ,33, 34, 35.5,38, 39, 40)

Armhole depth:
9¼ (9½, 9¾, 10, 10½, 10½, 10¾, 11) inches
23.5 (24, 24.75, 25.5, 26.5, 26.5, 27.25, 28) cm

Body ribbing:
1 ¼ (1 ¼, 1 ½, 1 ½, 1 ¾, 1 ¾, 2, 2) inches
2.5 (2.5, 3.8, 3.8, 4.5, 4.5, 5, 5) cm

Total body length:
21 ¼, 22, 22 ¾, 23, 24 ½,25 ½ ,26 ¼, 27) inches
54 (56, 57.75, 58.5, 62.25, 64.75, 66.75, 68.6) cm

V-neck pictured is Size 3 was knit with Biches et Bûches with Gauge 2
0-4 -inch or 0-8 cm positive ease