Inspired by my recent trip to Sweden, this useful vest is named after the wonderful botanist Carl Linnaeus. Warm and feminine with a lovely drape, the garment works well as a stand alone vest or as an extra layer over a blouse or long sleeved tee. The yarn is amazingly lovely to work with, showing up stitch detail well and allowing the shaping decreases to drape elegantly. The pattern is worked flat in two pieces and then seamed at both shoulders before working a clever moss stitch neckband in the round. The sturdy buttonholes are designed to hold the button in place to avoid any nuisance escapes!
This is such a pleasure to wear and always gets lots of good comments when I wear it!
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Sally B
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I think that Rowan Hemp Tweed has now been discontinued, but any aran or worstead weight yarn will work for this pattern - just check your tension before you begin!
I have seen the tunic knitted in West Yorkshire Spinners Bluefaced Leicester Aran and also Cascade yarns 220, both of which looked really lovely. I hope that this helps as a starting point.
With kind regards, Stella
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