{"product_id":"starnkeeker-vest-knitting-kit","title":"Kate Davies – Starnkeeker Vest – Knitting Kit","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKate Davies – Starnkeeker Vest Knitting Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesigned by Kate Davies – KDD \u0026amp; Co\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarnkeeker is Scots for star gazer, and the vest earns the name: allover stars and crosses in four shades, running from a corrugated rib hem to a corrugated rib neck. It is a graphic, confident piece that works as hard over a shirt as it does on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vest is worked bottom up in the round with steeks inserted for the armscyes and neck, then cut open and finished with picked-up corrugated rib edgings. The shoulders are joined with a three-needle bind off. Kate makes the point that the motif is easier to hold in your head than it looks, and by the time you reach the armscyes you will be reading your knitting rather than the chart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have kitted this in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jamieson-smith-2-ply-jumper-weight\"\u003eJamieson \u0026amp; Smith 2 Ply Jumper Weight\u003c\/a\u003e, the classic Shetland jumper weight and our choice for this design in place of the yarn named in the pattern. True Shetland wool is what steeked colourwork wants: it grips, it holds a cut edge, and it blooms when blocked so the pattern settles and evens out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoosing your palette\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree palettes, each of four shades, shown in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShetland Palette 1\u003c\/strong\u003e · A Light Fawn 202 · B Dark Brown 5 · C Bright Turquoise Mix FC34 · D Marled Salmon Orange FC7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShetland Palette 2\u003c\/strong\u003e · A Light Fawn 202 · B Dark Brown 5 · C Bright Turquoise Mix FC34 · D Bright Pink Mix FC22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShetland Palette 3\u003c\/strong\u003e · A Natural White 1A · B Dark Brown 5 · C Light Turquoise 75 · D Bright Orange 73\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have matched Kate's palette as closely as the Jamieson \u0026amp; Smith range allows, but these are not the shades she used and the two yarns are different, so your vest will not look identical to the photographs of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkill Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Advanced ★★★★ (4 out of 5)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eight sizes, 81.5 to 152.5cm \/ 32 to 60in finished bust. See Choosing your size below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 sts x 34 rounds to 10cm (4\") over colourwork in the round. Kate gives \u003cstrong\u003e3mm\u003c\/strong\u003e as the starting point for swatching\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Kit Includes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJamieson \u0026amp; Smith 2 Ply Jumper Weight in the four shades of your chosen palette, in the quantities your size needs. See the table below for ball counts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted pattern in English, with a code to download the digital version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou'll Also Need\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGauge-size and below gauge-size needles in lengths to suit the body and neck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBelow gauge-size needles of your preferred type for working the armscyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 stitch markers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaste yarn for holding stitches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWool needle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoosing your size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarnkeeker is given in finished measurements only, so the fit is yours to choose. The sample is knitted in the second size. 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