Faza prsluka - Vest phase

U jednom od ranijih postova sam već govorila o mom pletenju u fazama. Nakon faze kapa usledila je faza prsluka.

Naime, pletenje prsluka se pokazalo kao veoma praktično iz više razloga:
1. prsluk bude brzo gotov što dovodi do velike radosti kod pletilje i osećaja ispunjenosti
2. u eri centralnog grejanja u stanovima, a naročito vrtićima, pokazao se kao veoma praktičan komad odeće (jer, kako će dete da bude samo u majici? 'će da ozebe!)
3. pošto je za njegovu izradu potrebno malo prediva, dobar je način da smanjite svoj stash

Ova dva prsluka su pletena po ovom receptu: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/pckristina/round-robin
Međutim, nije vam potreban neki poseban recept za njih. Naime, glavna fora je u tome što je motiv u obliku srca pleten krivim petljama, dok je ostatak pleten pravo, pa je nakon toga svetlijom od dve vunice korišćene za štrikanje izvezen, ovako. Ne morate za motiv uzeti srce - možete i slova ili neki drugi geometrijski oblik.

 Ova dva prsluka su pletena bez recepta. Dopala mi se ideja pojasa sa satenskom trakom i gornjeg dela na preklop.

A ovaj crveni prsluk je rađen po ovom receptu: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/pckristina/just-a-little-undershirt Međutim, pokazalo se da ove trakice mnogo izazivaju dete i u njemu bude želju da ih žvaćkaju, tako da se nije pokazalo kao naročito praktično rešenje.

A uputstvo za ovaj prsluk možete pronaći ovde: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/pckristina/pebble-henrys-manly-cobblestone-inspired-baby-vest

Pletete li vi prsluke? Šta vi volite da pletete klincima?

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In one of my previous posts I have written about my habit of knitting in phases. After the cap phase came my vest phase.

Knitting vests for kids turned to be a practical thing for many reasons:

1. the vest is completed in a very short time, providing the knitter with instant gratification

2. in these times of central heating in flats and daycares a vest proves to be a very practical piece of clothing (answering the age old questions in our tradition - how can you send out your child in just one shirt? won't it catch a cold?)

3. since for the making of it you do not need a lot of material, it's a good way to reduce your stash

 The vests shown in the first two photos are done according to this pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/pckristina/round-robin, however you do not need a special pattern to make it. The main thing about it is the heart shape which is done in purl, while the rest is done in knit stitches. After that, all you need to do is to embroider around the shape (like this). The shape doesn't have to be a heart. You can do letters or any other geometrical shape.

The next two vests are my own design. I kind of liked the idea of having a satin ribbon around the vest and the V-shaped neck of it.

The red vest in the fifth photo is knitted according to this pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/pckristina/just-a-little-undershirt However, it turned out that the two cords are quite a challenge for kids and that they can't resist chewing on them. Not a practical solution.

And the pattern for the orange vest can be found here: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/pckristina/pebble-henrys-manly-cobblestone-inspired-baby-vest

Do you knit vests? What do you like to knit for kids?