Sideways Vest
The goal
We saw a ready-to-wear vest in a high-end department store. It was knit side-to-side and had beautiful rounded hems on the fronts
Armed with a quick (and sloppy) sketch and a few measurements from the original, let's walk through creating this design in Designaknit.
Armed with a quick (and sloppy) sketch and a few measurements from the original, let's walk through creating this design in Designaknit.
- Use Standard Garment shaping as a shortcut
- Create the rounded corners in Original Pattern Drafting
- Eliminate the side seams (make it one piece)
- Rotate the piece for sideways knitting

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