Gilet Coeur des Andes to knit – Baudilaine

Le Gilet Coeur des Andes

Name: Le Gilet Coeur des Andes
Brand: Baudilaine
SKU: 966

An Andean-inspired waistcoat in baby alpaca, merino and polyamide, soft and warm, ideal for the mid-seasons. The cream stocking-stitch body shows off the sleeves in a tricolour striped fancy stitch with elongated stitches in a scale effect, underlined by a raised braid all along the neckline.

Pattern free with the purchase of the materials for your size (sizes 34/36 to 48/50).

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Coeur des Andes

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Coeur des Andes

€6.95

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Coeur des Andes

€6.95

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40 cm aluminium needles

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40 cm aluminium needles

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40 cm aluminium needles

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40 cm aluminium needles

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Stitch Marker - Lana Grossa

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Wool needles - Nylon Eye

Your kit

Choose a size and a colour to see your kit.

Free pattern from 9 balls of the main yarn.

Gilet Cœur des Andes — the cosy elegance of alpaca

Designed in our workshops, the Gilet Cœur des Andes combines the warmth of baby alpaca with the suppleness of merino for a refined, comfortable piece, to wear over a shirt or a fine T-shirt. Its straight, slightly flared cut, its open neckline and its garter-stitch edgings make it a mid-season essential.

A play of materials and motifs

The body is knitted in plain stocking stitch in the colour Crème, a luminous base that leaves all the room to the detail of the sleeves. These are worked in a striped fancy stitch: a chequerboard motif of tricolour elongated stitches (Crème, Bruyère, Gris Clair) that produces a graphic scale effect, in the spirit of the traditional textiles of the Andes.

The neckline is underlined by a hand-formed garter-stitch braid: each loop is twisted, then threaded through the next, and secured with hidden stitches. A signature finish, both technical and decorative.

Composition and materials

Yarn: Cœur des Andes — 55% baby alpaca, 25% merino, 20% polyamide
Colours used: Crème (dominant), Bruyère, Gris Clair
Needles: n°4, 5, 6 and 7
Accessories: stitch markers, tapestry needle

Available sizes

The pattern is graded across 5 sizes: 34/36, 38/40, 42/44, 46/48 and 48/50, with the sample size 38/40 serving as a reference. The quantities of balls needed are given for each size in the pattern leaflet.

Tension

Body in stocking stitch: 15 sts × 23 rows = 10 × 10 cm (n°6 needles)
Sleeves in fancy stitch: 16 sts = 10 cm (n°4 and n°7 needles)

Level and duration

Intermediate level · over 30 hours of knitting. The project calls for comfortable handling of rib, stocking stitch, increases and decreases, as well as reading a chart for the fancy stitch and the braid.

The pattern free with your yarn

The Baudilaine pattern leaflet (detailed instructions, charts and dimensioned diagrams) is given to you, printed by hand, with the purchase of the balls matching your size. A creation by Baudilaine, your haberdashery since 1988.