Reflect Vest in Rowan Felted Tweed & Kidsilk Haze - ZB301-00002-ENPFR - Downloadable PDF
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Reflect Vest by Georgia Farrell – Knitted Waistcoat Pattern in Rowan Felted Tweed and Kidsilk Haze
About This Pattern
The Reflect Vest is an original knitwear design by Georgia Farrell, published by Rowan as a downloadable PDF pattern (reference ZB301-00002-EN). It is a knitted waistcoat — a sleeveless, tailored vest — worked in a combination of two iconic Rowan yarn ranges to create a fabric with beautiful depth, texture, and a subtle lustrous sheen. The design is rated intermediate in difficulty, making it an excellent project for knitters who are comfortable with shaping and working with multiple yarn strands but are ready to develop their skills further.
Sizing and Fit
The Reflect Vest is offered in an impressively wide range of sizes, designed to fit busts from 71–76 cm (28–30 in) up to 152–157 cm (60–62 in), covering nine size options in total. The actual garment bust measurements range from 83.5 cm (32¾ in) at the smallest to 165.5 cm (65¼ in) at the largest, providing positive ease across all sizes for a comfortable, flattering fit.
Yarns and Materials
This pattern makes distinctive use of five yarn colours across two Rowan yarn lines, combining a DK weight and a lace weight yarn to achieve its characteristic texture and drape:
- Colour A – Rowan Kidsilk Haze (KSH), shade Aura 676: A lace weight yarn (25 g balls) used as a key component of the fabric. Kidsilk Haze is a luxurious blend of kid mohair and silk, known for its halo effect and delicate sheen. Between 4 and 7 balls are required depending on size.
- Colour B – Rowan Felted Tweed (FT), shade Eden 209: A DK weight yarn (50 g balls) with a characteristic tweedy, rustic texture created from merino wool, alpaca, and viscose. Between 3 and 5 balls are required.
- Colour C – Rowan Felted Tweed (FT), shade Alabaster 197: Between 2 and 3 balls required across sizes.
- Colour D – Rowan Kidsilk Haze (KSH), shade Eve Green 684: 1 ball required for all sizes.
- Colour E – Rowan Felted Tweed (FT), shade Sulfur 220: 1 ball required for all sizes.
The interplay between the matte, earthy texture of Felted Tweed and the soft, gossamer halo of Kidsilk Haze is central to the design's visual character, creating a richly layered, reflective fabric surface that gives the vest its name.
Techniques and Construction
The Reflect Vest is a knitting pattern worked using standard knitting needles appropriate for the combined yarn weights used. The construction involves classic flat knitting techniques with careful attention to stitch pattern continuity throughout shaping sections. Key techniques featured in the pattern include:
- Stitch pattern management: The instructions specify keeping the pattern correct while working shaping rows, which requires the knitter to track pattern repeats carefully — a hallmark of intermediate-level knitting.
- Armhole shaping: Worked by casting off stitches at the beginning of rows followed by a series of decreases. Specifically, after the initial cast-off at each armhole edge, stitches are decreased at each end on a set number of consecutive rows, then on alternate rows, and finally on every fourth row — a graduated shaping method that creates a smooth, well-fitted armhole curve.
- Decreasing: Decreases are worked at each end of specified rows to shape the armholes and other structural elements of the vest, reducing stitch counts in a controlled manner across all nine sizes.
- Multi-yarn colour work: Working with five distinct yarn colours — across two different yarn weights and fibre types — requires careful management of yarn strands and an understanding of how different fibres behave together.
Specifications
| Brand: | Rowan |
| Yarn Weight: | DK, Lace |
| Featured Products: | Rowan Kidsilk Haze Rowan Felted Tweed DK |
| Needles Required: | 4.00mm (US 6) & 4.50mm (US 7) Single Point Needles |
| Finished Size: | To Fit Bust: 71cm to 157cm (28" to 62") |
| Pages: | 8 |
| Designer: | Georgia Farrell |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English, French |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |