My Katia Version x Stephaline_Made 🎁 Free colorwork vest knitting pattern and video
In 2026, Katia will be celebrating its 75th anniversary, and we’re starting to celebrate with the launch of a new section on the blog: My Katia Version. A space that invites designers, knitters and yarn stores to reinterpret their favorite Katia patterns in their own style.
My Katia Version x Stephaline_Made
Our first guest is Stéphanie from @stephaline_made, an avid knitter and creator of step-by-step tutorials on YouTube. In this first #MyKatiaVersion, she makes her own version of a vest published in the 2013-2014 Fall-Winter Katia Sport 75 magazine. A classic design knit with Katia Azteca and Merino Tweed, adding new colors, combinations and tips to enjoy every stitch.
My version of the Katia vest
I discovered this design when I became interested in Katia Azteca yarn. And I loved its rustic style, colorwork motif and V-neck: the perfect design for fall. I enjoy wearing vests over a shirt or long-sleeved T-shirt. It reminds me of strolls and hikes through fallen leaves, so I know I’ll wear it a lot.
The pattern is very easy to knit: simple and fast with 5.5-mm needles. You start at the bottom and seeing the colorwork motif grow row by row is addictive. Once you start, you can’t stop!
The yarns I’ve chosen: Katia Azteca and Katia Merino Tweed
I love the yarns suggested: Katia Azteca, with its blended colors, and Katia Merino Tweed, with a rustic feel. Both are soft, easy to knit and machine-washable at 30 °C, which I appreciate a lot. They are also very warm and not itchy.
What I like the most is that the different shades of Azteca allow you to create many colorwork combinations with the Merino Tweed. So, each version of the vest can have a completely different style!
My favorite color combinations
I love to play with colors to add different styles to the same design. For this vest, I have imagined several versions, from fall shades to softer, more wintry palettes. Each combination completely changes the character of the design.
Here are my favorite palettes using Azteca and Merino Tweed, ideal to get inspired and create your own version.
My tips to knit colorwork flat
For me, there are two key aspects when knitting colorwork: color dominance and yarn tension.
1. Color dominance
It’s essential for the motif to stand out well on the background. I always hold the contrast-color motif yarn in my left hand and the main background color in my right. This way, the motif color goes under the main color and stands out more.
2. Yarn tension
Before each color change, I slightly tighten the stitches on my right-hand needle. They shouldn’t be too tight or stacked on top of each other. This leads to a more uniform result, both on the right and wrong side of the work.
If you want to see how I do it, I’ve prepared a video tutorial on my YouTube channel.
Make and share your Katia Version 💕
This is the beginning of My Katia Version, an initiative open to the Katia Community to celebrate 75 years of Katia together. We invite you to reinterpret your favorite designs by Katia, Concept, WOW or Katia Fabrics. Share your version on social media with the #mykatiaversion hashtag and tag us @katiayarns or @katiafabrics. We want to see how you bring Katia patterns to life in a style that is 100% YOU!
