Smokeshow
The textured cable pattern was chosen to showcase the Shadow colorway that Paola created for the Kora Club in September of 2023. This colorway is not one of the always-available shades in this yarn, but mYak has been offering it in limited quantities.
This deep dark gray has a timeless quality to it, so I went with a classic buttoned vest in an allover cable pattern, for a knit that would be right at home in a library, curled up in a leather chair with your favorite book.
The overall cable pattern is subtle, with a bit of hidden texture, and the button bands are worked in twisted rib for added visual interest. The ribbed hem plays right into the cable pattern, and the overall effect is simple and classic.
Smokeshow is the kind of knit that may get noticed in any outfit you create, but it doesn’t look for the attention.
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Yarn: mYak Baby Yak Medium (100% baby yak, 128 yds/117m, per 1.75oz/50g skein). Shown in Shadow.
If substituting yarn, a light worsted weight wool in a soft fiber should give you the same look and feel shown here. For a similar fabric, a mix of alpaca and wool or your favorite MCN with that combo of cashmere and merino could be a good substitute. If you prefer this vest with less of a halo, a classic wool with a bit of heather or tweed would also be beautiful in the cable pattern and create a more rustic or wooly-feeling vest.
Gauge: 20sts/28rows per 4”/10cm in cable pattern.
Needles: US 7/4.5mm
Sizes:
37.25(40.5,43.5,46.75,50,53.25)(56.5,59.5,62.75, 66)”
94.5(103,110.5,118.75,127,135.25)(143.5,151.25, 159.5,167.75)cm
For fit shown, I suggest 4-6”/10-15.25cm of positive ease.
Yardage:
650(700,750,850,900,1000)(1050,1100,1200,1250)yds
595(640,685,780,825,915)(960,1005,1100,1150)m