Arctic Fox Vest | Purl Soho

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Materials

Arctic Fox Vest | Purl Soho
  • 1 skein of Blue Sky Bulky Hand Dyes, Hand Paints, or Naturals; approximately 45 yards of a bulky weight yarn required.
  • A set of US 15 (10 mm) double pointed needles

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Gauge

8 stitches = 4 inches in garter stitch

Pattern

Vest

Arctic Fox Vest | Purl Soho

CO 16 stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.

Knit 11 rows, slipping the first stitch of each row to create a clean edge stitch.

Row 12:  K4, yo, K2tog, K4, K2tog, yo, K4.

Knit 6 more rows as before.

Bind off very loosely. Weave in ends

Belt

Arctic Fox Vest | Purl Soho

CO 2 stitches.

Make i-cord until it is about 15 inches long.  Bind off loosely and weave in both ends.

Arctic Fox Vest | Purl Soho

For a guide to knitting i-cords, we provide this neat tutorial.

Put it Together

Thread the i-cord belt between the two arm holes.  Tie the belt around Purl Critter’s plump belly. How does it look?

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