Little Fella’s
©positivelylace
It’s not often that I make something for little boys. Even though I have two of my own, they don’t really get super excited about a hand-knit or crocheted item (except for minion hats which I swear I will get to at some point!). Case in point, here is my five year old trying on the knit vest…
Austin modeling the vest ©positivelylace
Regardless, I had recently met this AMAZING woman through one of my groups on facebook. She is so incredibly kind and sends massive amounts of alpaca wool (from her own farm, Liberty Hill Farm) for me to spin FREE!! I in turn send her something that I have knit or crocheted, it’s a win-win situation as we call it. She has a little grandson also, so I wanted to make something special that he could wear to family gatherings, Church, or even just playing around the house and this little vest was just what I was looking for.
The FREE knitting pattern is called A Little Textured Vest from Joji Locatelli, and it was really straightforward and easy to knit up. It is knit in two pieces but can easily be adjusted to knit in the round. For my vest I used Wool Ease yarn in Oxford Grey (about a ball and a half) as well as US 6 and US 7 needles. Her grandson is about to turn 3 so I made him the size 4 to give him room to grow (it even fit my very small 5 year old son). The only thing I changed was which side of the vest was “right side“… I liked the look of the wrong side better so I flipped them around when I seamed the vest.
©positivelylace
The vest turned out SO CUTE, and was a perfect reminder that even knitting for boys can be adorable and fun! She loved the vest and it felt so nice to make such a sweet person so happy. I hope you will try out this vest pattern for your little man as well! Enjoy!
Austin modeling the vest ©positivelylace