Gathered Waters Vest Kit [YARN + PATTERN]

Designed as part of the Vest in Show collection for A Woolen Affair 2025, the Gathered Waters Vest was inspired by the deeply meaningful theme of the show, Down by the Riverside. 

These kits include both the yarn and pattern needed to make the vest. You will need to select the number of skeins needed for your size - see below for sizing and yardage information. You may select any sport or DK base and any colorway!

YARDAGE ESTIMATES

Sizing throughout the pattern is written as 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9).

475 (515, 595, 680, 765) (810, 965, 1010, 1165) yards of sport (2) or DK (3) weight yarn

Pictured sample uses Yarn Matter Cozy DK, DK (3) weight (70% Baby Alpaca, 20% Silk, 10% Cashmere, 246 yards / 100 grams) in colorway “Aegean”

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

The vest has a baseline positive ease of 0.5"-1.75" around the bust (not including any extra room the ties might add). The side ties make the circumference easily adjustable, so you will likely have more positive ease in the finished piece depending on how tightly the ties are tied. If in between sizes, size down if you prefer a closer fit because you can always loosen the ties to increase the circumference. Or, size up if you prefer a more oversized fit.

The pictured sample is a size 2 shown on a 34" bust. Without the ties, the vest would have 0.5" positive ease. In this sample, the ties are tied with about 1.5" of room on either side, resulting in an overall positive ease of 3.5" for the garment.

See full sizing chart and schematic in the listing photos. 

A - Your Bust Circumference: 30 (34, 38, 42, 46) (50, 54, 58, 62)"

B - Finished Bust Circumference (not including extra room from ties): 31.75 (34.5, 39.75, 42.5, 47.75) (50.5, 55.75, 58.5, 63.75)”

C - Panel Width: 16 (17.25, 20, 21.25, 24) (25.25, 28, 29.25, 32)”

D - Shoulder to Shoulder Width: 13.25 (14.5, 14.5, 16, 16) (17.25, 17.25, 18.5, 18.5)”

E - Shoulder Width*: 4 (4, 4, 4, 4) (4, 4, 5.25, 5.25)”

F - Armhole Depth: 9.5 (9.5, 11, 11, 12.5) (12.5, 12.5, 13.75, 13.75)”

G - Length*: 17.75 (17.75, 17.75, 19, 19) (19, 20.5, 20.5, 22)”

These kits are dyed-to-order. If you would like to see pictures of the colorways available, check out the Colorway Gallery.

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