Knitted Vest Pattern and Instructions
You’ll Need:
5-5-6-6-7-7 skeins of yarn (65% merino wool, 35% polyamide; 70m/50g) – yarn A;
3-3-4-4-5-5 skeins of yarn (54% cotton, 46% viscose; 110m/50g) – yarn B;
Circle knitting needles 8 (80 cm long);
Circle knitting needles 8 (40 cm long) for sleeves.
Size:
S-M-L-XL-XXL-XXXL.
Stitches Control:
13 sts x 18 rows = 10 x 10 cm (garter stitch).
Used Patterns:
Garter stitch: all knit sts;
Garter stitch (circle rows): * 1 row of knit sts, 1 row of purls *; repeat from * to *;
Stripes: work with garter stitch in the following order: * 2 rows with yarn A, 2 rows with yarn B *; repeat from * to *.
Instructions:
Main Part:
Make front and back with circle knitting needles. Back is made as one-piece cloth. Cast on 106-114-124-136-146-162 sts with yarn A, then make stripes according to the previously mentioned description, starting from RS.
When the length of the vest reaches 49-50-51-52-53-54 cm, place 2 markers, counting 22-24-26-29-31-35 sts from each end (there are 62-66-72-78-84-92 sts in the middle). Divide your work in half and finish both parts separately.
Back:
Count 62-66-72-78-84-92 sts. Continue working with stripes until the length of your vest is 68-70-72-74-76-78 cm. Then, bind off the central 16-16-18-18-20-20 sts for the neck-hole and knit the shoulders separately. Bind off 1 st from the side of the neck-hole, leaving 22-24-26-29-31-35 sts for the rest of the shoulder sts. Bind off the shoulder loosely when the total length of the back is 70-72-74-76-78-80 cm.
Right Front:
Count 22-24-26-29-31-35 sts. Continue working with stripes until the length is 70-72-74-76-78-80 cm, then bind off the sts loosely.
Left Front:
Make in the same way as the right front.
Assembly:
Sew shoulder seams.
Sleeves:
Knit around with yarn A. Lift 56-58-60-62-64-68 sts in the main part of the cloth where the arm-hole is located and make 1 circle row of purls. At the same time, work 3 cm with garter stitch and bind off the sts loosely.
Right Breast:
Work with yarn A. Lift from 10 to 110 sts along the right breast and cast on 12-12-12-14-14-14 sts for the collar. Make the next row with knit sts to obtain 95-99-103-105-109-113 sts = 107-111-115-119-123-127 sts. Work with 2 x 2 rib, finishing with 1 purl, creating 26-27-28-29-30-31 WS sections. Continue working with rib for an additional 4 cm, then increase 10-10-12-12-14-14 sts from RS at the end of the WS section (around the back neck-hole) = 117-121-127-131-137-141 sts. When the width of the breast reaches 8 cm, increase 1 knit st in the last 10-10-12-12-14-14 RS sections = 127-131-139-143-151-155 sts. When the width of the breast reaches 10-10-10-11-11-11 cm, bind off the sts loosely.
Left Breast:
Cast on 12-12-12-14-14-14 sts with yarn A, lift the sts along the left breast from up to down, reflecting the right breast pattern.
Final Assembly:
Sew the collar in the middle of the back neck-hole and attach it to the neck-hole line.