Yarn Kit - Polina Vest by Teti Lutsak

Under the name of Teti's Knit Garden, Teti is known for her nature inspired, almost etheric looking, romantic and timeless style. This is the sister design to her Polina Pullover, in Teti's own words, her humble love letter to Polina Raiko, an artist sharing the same origin and home country as Teti – Ukraine.

Polina Raiko (1928 – 2004) was a self-taught painter recognised for her naive style. Everything in her house — walls, ceilings, doors, and fence — Polina covered in enamel-painted drawings of fantastic birds and flowers, Christian iconography, and the her own interpretations of dreams and life events.
Unfortunately most of her work is lost due to the flooding of the house after the destruction of Kakhovka dam in June 2023. Sadly, the war keeps destroying the cultural heritage of Ukraine.

The Polina vest is knit bottom up, partially in the round and flat. An alternative chart for those looking to avoid long floats is provided. The garment has an A-line shaping of the body and English tailored shoulders.

Sizes 1-7 with a finished bust circumference of ca. 78 (91, 104, 117) (130, 143, 156)cm / 31.25 (36.5, 41.5, 46.75) (52, 57.25, 62.5)” including at least 10 - 20cm / 4 - 8” of positive ease.

For this beautiful design we've chosen an equally beautiful yarn, Hey Mama Wolf’s Ylva has all the superb qualities you wish for when doing colourwork, and offers a unique plant dyed colour range to properly pay tribute to such a bold design. To learn more about why we think this is the perfect yarn choice - do pop over to our Polina Vest colour inspiration blog post RIGHT HERE.

We've done the math for you, so according to your size the Polina Vest Yarn Kit contains all the yarn you need to make your very own vest, and it can be bought with or without the pattern. In addition you'll need circular needles size 4mm and 4.5mm / US6 and US7, in 80cm / 32” length, and preferred needles in same sizes for smaller circumferences, spare cables or scrap yarn to keep sts on hold, a few stitch markers and a darning needle for weaving in your ends.

Take a look at our other Yarn Kits for designs by Teti Lutsak.