I’ll be entirely honest, I haven’t worn a vest since college. It was one of those poofy faux-down-filled numbers from Northern Reflections and entirely practical in the regularly -40 nonsense I had to deal with in Edmonton. Prior to that it was grade school. My mother would make my sister and I matching vests out of crap polyester/acrylic tartan and we’d wear those buggers over turtlenecks. Yeah, I was one hip kid.

There was one vest in late grade school though, the vest that got away. At the time I thought nothing of passing it along to someone else. I was too cool* for the oatmeal coloured crochet vest that my aunt had made. But now, what I wouldn’t give to see that vest again! I was a fool! Think of all the things I could wear that little number with. Jeans and a t-shirt? Yep. Plain dowdy dresses? Yep, I’ve got plenty of those. Pretty summer dresses? Heck yes, I would wear that combo.

So now I’m thinking about vests. Pretty knitted vests! All the colours and shapes and stitch patterns, oh the possibilities! They would be nearly as gratifying as a sweater, but with less commitment due to the lack of arms. They really do seem right up my alley. Perhaps there is a vest (or three) on the horizon for me.

I skulked a bit (a lot) on Ravelry and these were some of my favourites.

Yvonne by Julie Weisenberger

Dickens by Berroco Design Team

Cowichan Squirrel Vest by Pierrot (Gosyo Co., Ltd)

There was a vest had too many amazing pictures for me to even pick one. It’s Creep by Industrial Owl and it’s amazing!!

*In reality, where the rest of the world lives, I have never actually been too cool for anything.