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A New NORO Vest

by terrigardner1

What do you do with a batch of leftover yarn from a knitting project? When it is Noro, you make another project immediately! My new vest (my term for it) is another pattern from the book “Knitting Noro, by Jane Ellison. A simple stockinette stitch is used for the body, and a garter stitch for the collar. The book calls this design a “Turtleneck Tank.” I would say it’s a tank with a very slouchy turtleneck.

Like my cardigan, I mixed different colorways together. However, I carefully placed the colors, especially the blues. Also, I saved some blue yarn for the garter stitch collar. This was a quick project. Knitting on and off, I think it took me a couple of weeks to complete.

The Stockinette stitch creates a nice roll at the bottom. If you don’t like the roll, you could knit about six rows of 2×2 ribbing.

Rather than knitting the front and back in two separate pieces, I knitted my vest in the round on circular needles until the bottom of the armholes, then finished it on straight needles.

A Close-Up of the Two Contrasting Stitches

The pattern calls for Kureyon, Noro’s staple 100% wool yarn. I only had Silk Garden, another staple yarn, which is 45% Silk, 45% Mohair, and 10% Lambswool.

A Close-Up of the Edge Bind-Off. I Love This Edging

This is going to be a short post because this was a short project, but one that I think looks great on, and I love wearing it. To tie things up, here are the aspects that I think make this vest a wonderful project.

  1. There are only two stitches needed, stockinette and garter.
  2. It can easily be converted into “knitting in the round”, thus eliminating side seams (which I did.)
  3. The rolled hem bottom looks very contemporary.
  4. The armhole finish is easy: pick up stitches and then bind off. At the same time, it looks great. This is a finish to remember for future projects.
  5. The simple contrast between the two different textures of the body and collar drew me to this design.

That’s it. It will probably be a while before I post again. Both of my next projects are long ones. I may take a break and do a short project. We will see. Take care, and I will see you later.

12 thoughts on “A New NORO Vest”

  2. Great looking vest from leftover yarns. That’s the reward you get from waste not want not. You get a great feeling, your work looks amazing, even as a Novice like me, in crocheting, sewing and all the creativity The LORD has blessed me with. Keep up the great inspiration to bless others. The finished product / project is what really matters every time.

    Blessings,
    Mtetar at Basic Is Simple
    Formerly Projects by Mtetar

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  4. Thanks for your posts, which I really enjoy reading, as I both knit, and mainly sew, and am a similar age with similar tastes. I love the Noro vest, and the previous knit. Such beautiful colours and, for me, the continuing joy of knitting the colours are what make knitting worthwhile. I might pinch the idea of the Noro vest for some of my own leftover bits of wool 🙂 Do have a rest, but long may your posts continue.

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