Wow!! This is looking fabulous!! This pattern went into my favourites the moment you mentioned it! I don't knit much for children, but I love Lisa Chemery's patterns! I've been wanting an excuse to knit a hobbit vest for the longest time! She has some lovely designs!
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Hobbit Vest (with pocketses) pattern by Lisa Chemery
This design is part of The Cottage Garden Vol. 2 collection, which is inspired by the Hobbits imagined by J.R.R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings -- their dwellings, their values and way of life.