price excl. VAT €8.00
Pavuk vest is a sister design to my Pavuk pullover.
Pavuk means “spider” in Ukrainian, but we are not talking arachnids here.
We use that same name for a traditional Christmas decoration — web-like mobiles made of straw.
“Spiders” were meant to hang from the ceiling in a corner called “pokut” (icon corner, decorated with embroidered cloth etc). Just where the real spiders prefer to live. The “spider’s” mission was to absorb all the negative energy, purify the ambiance and bring happiness to the house. Every year during Christmas celebration the old spider was burned and a new one created.
This cropped V-neck vest is knit bottom-up in the round until the underarms and features stranded colourwork and a small intarsia section worked in the round.
You can take a closer look at my sample and discover the design process in Episode 34 of my podcast.
The pattern is written for nine sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) with a finished bust circumference of ca. 90 (100, 110, 120, 130) (140, 150, 160, 170) cm // 36 (40, 44, 48, 52) (56, 60, 64, 68) in incl. at least 15-20 cm (6-8 in) of the recommended positive ease.
The sample is shown in size 3 on a 160 cm (5.3 ft) tall model with ca. 84-66-94 cm (33–26–39 in) body measurements. For more of the finished garment measurements, please refer to the schematic.
MC: ca. 190 (205, 225, 245, 265) (285, 310, 335, 355 g) or 4 (5, 5, 5, 6) (6, 7, 7, 8) skeins of Le Petit Lambswool from Biches & Bûches, 100% lambswool with 248 m (271 yds) in 50 g, shown in colourway Dark Red Brown;
CC: ca. 120 (135, 155, 175, 190) (215, 230, 260, 285) g or 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (3, 3, 3, 3) skeins of No.3 from G-Uld, 100% New Zealand lambswool, with 450 m (492 yds) in 100 g, shown in colourway Madder (Krb223093n); or ca. 540 (608, 698, 788, 855) (968, 1035, 1170, 1283) m // 591 (665, 763, 862, 935) (1058, 1132, 1280, 1403) yds of any other fingering weight yarn with a matching gauge.
The yardage for MC includes 10% extra for swatching and adding body length if necessary.
CC: ca. 21 (24, 26, 29, 31) (33, 35, 37, 41) g of the same yarn, shown in colourway Cochenille (CoB122121n);
or ca. 95 (108, 117, 131, 140) (149, 158, 167, 185) m // 103 (118, 128, 143, 153) (162, 172, 182, 202) yds of any other fingering weight yarn.
The yardage for CC includes 5% extra.
∙ 2.5 mm (US 1.5) and 3.25 mm (US 3) circular needles;
∙ spare cables, spare circular needles or scrap yarn to keep sts on hold;
∙ a few stitch markers, one of which removable;
∙ a tapestry needle or a crochet hook to weave in the ends.
∙ 26 sts & 32 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 3.25 mm (US 3) needles measured over st st worked in the round after blocking;
∙ 26 sts & 28 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 3.25 mm (US 3) needles measured over stranded colourwork worked in the round after blocking;
∙ 32 sts & 40 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 2.5 mm (US 1.5) needles measured over 1x1 ribbing worked in the round after blocking.
Adjust the needle sizes if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.