Goldwyn Folly

Goldwyn Folly was a little something I whipped up from stash over the holidays, without any intention of publishing the pattern. I saw someone wearing a short cropped vest over a long white button down while working my weekly volunteer shift and decided I needed to own that very outfit. A week later, did!

I absolutely love this vest in a rich color, and this gorgeous green called Button Jar is deep and modern and perfect. The vest is a simple piece, with a deep crew neck, lots of stockinette, and ribbed edgings at collar, hem, and armholes.

Of course I played with that rib detail just a bit. The deep hem ends with a cool little edging that gives the transition to stockinette just a bit of polish. That technique appears again on the collar, staggering the ribbing neatly a few rounds before the top.

The vest is worked from the bottom up and split at armholes. The upper body pieces are worked flat to shoulder, and once seamed the collar and armhole ribbings are picked up and worked in the round.

With such a simple piece, you know I've added notes about modifying this in a number of ways. It's a perfect canvas for playing with your wardrobe silhouettes, experimenting with yarn choices, adding stripes, or messing around with shaping.

And it totally uses up those not-enough-for-a-sweater yarns!

I might just check my stash and make one more…

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