ribblesdale vest

For those days that need just a little extra squishy layer to keep you cosy! Brioche stitch makes for a stretchy fabric which hugs the body and curves gently around the armholes, whilst the edgings are finished with neat i-cord and 1x1 rib. **YARN:** Lily Kate Makes Axis Worsted (90% merino, 10% suri alpaca, 100m per 50g skein), 4 (4; 5; 6; 6) [7; 7; 8; 9] skeins, shown in shades Lightcone (beige) and Penumbra (green. Alternatively, you will need 342 (395; 447; 509; 565) [628; 687; 755; 806] metres / 374 (432; 489; 557; 618) [687; 751; 826; 881] yards of worsted weight yarn. **GAUGE:** 14 sts and 36 rows to 4” / 10 cm in brioche stitch on 5mm needles, blocked (see Notes). **NEEDLES & NOTIONS:** 4.5mm circular needles for rib hem and buttonband 5mm needles for body 4.5mm needles of your preferred length for working armhole edgings (ie. magic loop, 2 circulars, DPNs). 4 buttons of approx 18 mm diameter 2 stitch markers Tapestry needle Waste yarn **SIZING:** Sizes 1 (2; 3; 4; 5) [6; 7; 8; 9] detailed below, designed to be worn with around 3-5” / 8 - 13 cm negative ease. Sample shown is a size 2 worn on a 34” bust with around 5” / 13 cm negative ease. **To fit bust:** 28-30 (32-34; 36-38; 40-42; 44-46) (48-50; 52-54; 56-58; 60-62) inches / 71-76 (81-86; 91-97; 102-107; 112-117) (122-127; 132-137; 142-147; 152-157) cm. **Finished bust:** 25 (29; 33; 37; 41) [45; 49; 53; 57] inches / 64 (74; 84; 94; 104) [114; 124; 135; 145] cm. **NOTES** **Construction:** the Ribblesdale vest is worked seamlessly from the bottom up in brioche stitch. The hem and buttonbands are finished with 1x1 rib and tubular edgings, whilst the armholes are finished with a neat i-cord edging. **Negative ease:** measurements are for the garment unstretched - keep in mind that this sweater is designed to be worn with a good amount of negative ease, and select the size closest to your actual body measurements. Sizing up will result in too wide shoulders and too deep armholes. **Pattern support:** for pattern support queries please EMAIL lilykate@jolihouse.com rather than sending an Instagram DM. I LOVE seeing people knit my patterns and make them their own - if you could tag @lilykatemakes, #RibblesdaleVest and #AXISbylilykate on Instagram that would be great! [1]: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/housey