Do-it-yourself things have always been in fashion and in great demand. Knitting vests with needles is relevant throughout the year. All sorts of styles are created both for business negotiations and for daily use. Various models not only emphasize elegant forms, but also create an attractive, unique and original image.
Types of models
Knitting vests with needles allows you to create models with an original texture, expressive patterns and a free cut. Fashionable modern products have large knitting, braids and plaits, complex patterns and lace, ornaments and all kinds of weaves. Actual models are vests with asymmetric shelves, with a wide collar or collar. The original patterns used when knitting vests with needles include geometric and jacquard patterns. Classic vests are created from plain yarn in beige, gray or other warm colors. Various color blends are appreciated, as well as smooth gradient yarns. There are products connected from multi-colored threads, combined with each other. In addition to warm wool, natural cotton threads with the addition of viscose or acrylic inclusions are used.
Smart items
When knitting vests, you can invent many new patterns and with their help create a new look every day. For example, a classic vest can be worn to visit a work office or institute. A light model with an openwork pattern is appropriate for a date, a corporate party or a meeting with loved ones.
Knitted vests with complex patterns, such as braids or aranas, look original and give the figure lightness and femininity. Various weaves tighten the product, emphasizing the bust and waistline. Knitted elongated vest looks advantageous for owners of elegant and slender shapes. Large knitting, flowers and plaits will decorate the image and give it solidity and nobility. It is worth noting that on ladies with a lush silhouette, vests that have a plain color or decorated with vertical stripes look appropriate.
How to wear a vest
There are no sleeves in this type of knitted patterns, so the vest is considered to be outerwear worn on shirts, blouses, sundresses or dresses. A knitted elongated vest looks original and stylish in an ensemble with jeans and a cotton shirt. Stiletto heels are put on his feet. Such an outfit is appropriate both in the workplace and on a walk, as it is considered universal, and with rolled up sleeves it will look less formal.
The vest can be worn with a strict skirt over a silk or chiffon blouse. If the model has openwork patterns, then it will also look original with an evening dress. An important criterion is the combination of a base in light colors and a dark vest.
The presence of a stylish knitted vest helps a woman to create a complete image. A variety of models allows ladies to wear the product, regardless of their age and figure. The main thing is to choose the right style that emphasizes the dignity of the silhouette and hides problem areas.
How do vests fit?
Before starting work, the style of the knitted vest with the schemes and description is selected. Then the appropriate yarn and knitting needles are selected for knitting the required size. Creating a vest begins with the back of the product. On the knitting needles the required number of loops corresponding to several rapports of the pattern. It should be borne in mind that braids and weaves narrow the vest, therefore, to avoid tightening the figure or reducing the product, you can add several additional loops at the edges of the fabric. You can also add another 1-2 rapports for symmetry.
In the process, the back is knitted with one fabric to the armhole. The bottom edge is created with an elastic band after the pattern repeat is tied. Further, holes for the shoulders are formed by the method of contraction of the loops. At the neck level, the middle loops of the canvas are separately closed, and each side is knitted separately. The front end is created similarly to the back. Simultaneously with the formation of the armholes, the neck of the shape of your choice is tied. In this case, shelves are created separately from each other. After the back is created and in front of the vest, the details are sewn together. The armholes and neckline are tied with a neat seam or a small elastic band.
Knitted with a knitting needles, a simple vest is usually created with a garter stitch, that is, all the loops are knitted with the front method in both even and odd rows. This option is suitable for beginner knitters to master the basic process of knitting a vest without being distracted by complex patterns.