Gathered Waters Vest Pattern
Gathered Waters Vest Pattern
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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.
A Woolen Affair 2025 is being held at the Hutton Brickyards, on the banks of the Hudson River in Kingston, New York. This land is the ancestral territory of the Schaghticoke, the Mohican and Munsee Lenape Peoples. The Schaghticoke call this river Pishgatikuk, which means the “mingling of waters” or “gathered waters”, reflecting the merging of different waterways in the region where the Schaghticoke people lived.
In this spirit of mingling waters in perpetual movement, thousands of people will gather for A Woolen Affair 2025. Please read more about this inspiring theme here: https://www.woolenaffair.com/theme-2025
The Gathered Waters Vest takes inspiration from the Hudson river and its meaning. It features a wave-like wedge stitch pattern that alternates directions, reflecting the mingling of waters. This cropped vest is perfect for layering - it is constructed in two panels bottom-up, but the sides are left open with a tie closure. This allows the fabric to move freely while offering flexible sizing, with additional customization options included throughout the pattern.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Sizing throughout the pattern is written as 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9).
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)”
*Pattern includes tips for customizing these measurements.
MATERIALS
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”
US G-6 / 4 mm crochet hook, or hook that meets gauge
Stitch markers, scissors, yarn needle
SUPPORT
This pattern has been tech edited. If you need any pattern help, please email me.
I would love to see your finished products! Please use the hashtag #GatheredWatersVest on Instagram and tag me in your photos using @yarnmatter and #yarnmatter. Thank you so much for your support!
Care Instructions
Care Instructions
For best care and to maximize color longevity, hand wash gently with wool wash or a delicate, pH neutral detergent in cool water sparingly.If you need some wool wash, try Eucalan Delicate Wash! Avoid excessive agitation when washing. Keep out of direct sunlight as much as possible and lay flat to dry. Although I thoroughly wash the skeins, some colors may bleed in the first couple of washes.
Tips for Use
Tips for Use
Due to the nature of hand dyed yarn, no two skeins are exactly the same. I recommend alternating skeins if working with more than one skein of the same color to ensure color consistency.
For ease of use, I recommend winding the yarn into a center-pull cake. I will happily wind your skeins into cakes before shipping them if you would like! Just let me know you would like your skeins wound in the notes section upon checkout.
Disclaimer
Disclaimer
I do my best to represent the colors accurately, but they may vary between monitors.
Products are dyed in a pet-friendly, smoke-free home.
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Yarn Bases
Lace Weight
Suri Lace: 65% Baby Suri Alpaca (22-23 micron), 35% Silk (11 micron), 1-ply, 437 yards / 50 grams
Luxe Lace: 60% Fine Merino Wool (21 micron), 40% Silk (11 micron), 2-ply, 875 yards / 100 grams
Sock Weight
Pure Sock (discontinued): 100% Fine Organic Merino Wool (20.5 micron), 4-ply, 438 yards / 100 grams
Extra Pure Sock: 100% Extrafine Merino Wool (19.5 micron), 4-ply, 437 yards / 100 grams (halfsies: 218 yards / 50 grams; minis: 87 yards / 20 grams)
Silk Sock: 85% Extrafine Merino Wool (19.5 micron), 15% Silk (11 micron), 2-ply, 493 yards / 100 grams (minis: 98 yards / 20 grams)
Luxe Sock: 60% Fine Merino Wool (21 micron), 40% Silk (11 micron), 4-ply, 465 yards / 100 grams
Cool Sock: 50% Baby Alpaca (22-23 micron), 25% Silk (11 micron), 25% Linen, 3-ply, 437 yards / 100 grams
Smooth Sock: 40% Silk (11 micron), 30% Extrafine Merino Wool (19.5 micron), 30% Yak (20 micron), 4-ply, 465 yards / 100 grams
Cozy Sock: 70% Baby Alpaca (22.5 micron), 20% Silk (11 micron), 10% Cashmere (16 micron), 3-ply, 437 yards / 100 grams
Solid Sock (discontinued): 80% Extrafine Merino Wool (19 micron), 20% Recycled Nylon, 4-ply, 437 yards / 100 grams (minis: 87 yards / 20 grams)
Lush Sock (discontinued): 70% Extrafine Merino Wool (19 micron), 20% Royal Alpaca (18-19 micron), 10% Mulberry Silk (10-12 micron), 4-ply, 437 yards / 100 grams
Sport Weight
Pure Sport: 100% Fine Organic Merino Wool (20.5 micron), 3-ply, 328 yards / 100 grams
Plush Sport: 65% Super Baby Alpaca (19.5 micron), 35% Extrafine Merino Wool (17.5 micron), 3-ply, 328 yards / 100 grams
DK Weight
Pure DK (discontinued): 100% Fine Organic Merino Wool (20.5 micron), 4-ply, 231 yards / 100 grams
Extra Pure DK: 100% Extrafine Merino Wool (19.5 micron), 4-ply, 246 yards / 100 grams
Luxe DK: 60% Fine Merino Wool (21 micron), 40% Silk (11 micron), 4-ply, 246 yards / 100 grams
Cool DK: 50% Baby Alpaca (22-23 micron), 25% Silk (11 micron), 25% Linen, 2-ply, 273 yards / 100 grams
Smooth DK: 40% Silk (11 micron), 30% Extrafine Merino Wool (19.5 micron), 30% Yak (20 micron), 4-ply, 246 yards / 100 grams
Cozy DK: 70% Baby Alpaca (22.5 micron), 20% Silk (11 micron), 10% Cashmere (16 micron), 4-ply, 246 yards / 100 grams
Worsted/Aran Weight
Pure Worsted: 100% Fine Organic Merino Wool (20.5 micron), 4-ply, 218 yards / 100 grams
Extra Pure Aran: 100% Extrafine Merino Wool (19.5 micron), 3-ply, 182 yards / 100 grams
Luxe Aran: 60% Fine Merino Wool (21 micron), 40% Silk (11 micron), 4-ply, 175 yards / 100 grams