I didn’t realize just how much I needed a vest in my wardrobe until this beauty entered my life. Now I don’t know where I’d be without it! Layered over button up shirts, t-shirts or turlenecks. Paired with jeans, corduroys or trousers. It goes with everything! It’s quickly become the most versatile knit in my wardrobe and I have become a firm believer that vests, are indeed, the best.

This vest is knit seamlessly from the top down. Stitches are cast on and the back is knit flat with some short row shaping for a better fit through the shoulders. Stitches are then picked up for one shoulder at a time and the fronts are knit flat with shaping for the neck. After the front is complete the front and back are joined and the body is knit in the round to the hem.

Sizes
76 (86.5, 96.5, 106.5, 117) 127, 137, 147.5, 157.5 cm /
30 (34, 38, 42, 46) 50, 54, 58, 62” at bust.

Sample shown with 12 cm / 5” of positive ease. The sizes given are the actual finished measurements of the garment. Choose a size that corresponds to 5-12 cm / 2-5” larger than your bust measurement, or the size that will give you the amount of ease you like. See schematic for more details.

Gauge
20 stitches and 26 rows = 10 cm / 4” square in stockinette stitch on larger needle, knit in the round, measured after blocking.

Recommended Needles
US #7 / 4.50mm and US #4 / 3.5mm
16” circulars in smaller size, 24”-32” circulars in larger size.
Or size needed to obtain gauge.

Yarn
Sample shown in TFA PureWash Fingering (113 g = 410 m / 450 yds) held with TFA Kid mohair (50 g = 420 m / 459 yds), both in Suede.

Approximately 466 (539, 604, 668, 732) 823, 914, 997, 1079 m / 510 (590, 660, 730, 800) 900, 1000, 1090, 1180 yds of each base. Yarn is held together throughout.

This pattern is written at a classic worsted weight gauge. I opted to achieve gauge by combining different weights of yarn but you could also chose a single strand of worsted weight yarn.

Additional Tools and Materials
Tapestry needle, waste yarn or stitch holder, 2 stitch markers.

Pattern also available on Ravelry.