After sewing winter hiking pants, I had just enough Schoeller Schussmeister fabric leftover to make matching vests. I decided to try Green Pepper’s adult polar vest pattern (109).
Fabric
The fabric I used for the vest was Schoeller Schussmeister stretch woven fabric from Rockywoods (70% nylon, 25% wool, 5% elastane). The outside is smooth with DWR finish and the inside is textured, soft, and fluffy.
I used Art Gallery knit for the binding. Flannel for the pocket lining. Regular quilting cotton for the zipper binding. And finally, my zippers were purchased from Pacific Trimming and cut to length.
Size
Ryan and I have the same chest measurement, 39″. However, I cut out a size L to accommodate Ryan’s wider shoulders and a size M for myself. If I ever make this pattern again, I will grade the hips down to a size M for Ryan and grade up to a size L for myself.
The pattern is drafted very straight and will likely be too wide at the hips for straighter figures and not wide enough for people with curvier figures.
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