Whisky Vest - "Jamie"
By Janet Wiedemann
Please do not sell this pattern or any items made as a result of using this pattern. Feel free to make it for yourself or to give as a gift. Thank you. Do you need a quick and easy “knitwrap' for your whisky gift, or just looking to dress up your bar? Try knitting up a Whisky Vest! This one I call “Jamie"- modeled after the character on Starz's "Outlander' series.
Finished Size:
about 10" wide, and 9" high. If your bottle is larger than mine, add 5 stitches to the cast on and knit more of the “repeat" section until you obtain the desired height.
Yarn:
Madeline Tosh Vintage in"Whiskey Barrel'' colorway Needles: Size 10 or to match gauge 4 stitches to an inch Abbreviations: B.O. - bind off; cobl - cast on backwards loop; s1 - slip one purlwise; psso - pass slipped stitch over; k2tog - knit two together; p2tog - purl two together; klp1 - knit one purl one
Notions:
metal buttons needle and thread an old narrow belt an old linen napkin (muslin will do) hot glue
Pattern:
Cast on 40 stitches using desired method, I used long-tail cast on. If your bottle is large, cast on additional stitches to fit your gauge. 1 - 3: sl1, knit to the end 4: sll, purl to the end
Buttonhole Repeat:
5: sl1,K1, BO2, knit to the end 6: sll1, purl to the BO, cobl twice, purl 2 7 - 12: Work in stockingnette stitch, slipping the first stitch of each row. Repeat rows 5 - 12 four more times until you have your desired height; 5 buttonholes should be sufficient for most 750 ml bottles.
For the "Collar"
44: sl1, k1, psso, knit to the last 2 stitches, k2tog 45: sl1, pl, psso, purl to the last 2 stitches, p2tog 46: repeat row 44 47: repeat row 45 Bind off all stitches, using klp1 bind off. Sew on the buttons, matching them up to the buttonholes.
To Finish:
Button the \*"Whisky Vest' onto your bottle, leaving the top button undone. Take an old linen napkin, make it into a triangle and fold it down in 2” pleats to make a long “scarf' - tie onto the neck of the bottle, turn the knot vertically, and tuck the end pieces into the vest. Take your old belt, loop it over the bottle using the shoulder of the bottle as the “shoulder,”' cut off the excess, leaving an inch or two for overlap. Glue together using hot glue. Drape over the neck of the bottle.
