Best Dressed Vest

The Best Dressed Vest is here! CONSTRUCTION - This vest is knit top down in Half Fisherman’s rib. The majority of it is knit flat which means each wrong side row is just plain knitting! The back piece is worked first, then the front shoulders are picked up and worked, continuing on to complete the front panel. A very small amount of seaming is done at the underarms, then the neck and armholes are completed with ribbing and an Italian bind-off. You will have options to leave the front and back panels loose or attach buttons or ties for some closure. TECHNIQUES TO TRY - Half Fisherman’s rib, long tail, knitted and backwards loop cast-ons, icord edges, picking up stitches, Italian bind-off SIZES - 1, 2 (3, 4) 5, 6 (7, 8) 9, 10 FINISHED BUST CIRCUMFERENCE - 32, 36 (40, 44) 48, 52 (56, 60) 64, 68” or [80, 90 (100, 110) 120, 130 (140, 150) 160, 170 cm] CORRESPONDING TO ACTUAL BUST CIRCUMFERENCE - 28-30, 32-34 (36-38, 40-42) 44-46, 48-50 (52-54, 56-58) 60-62, 64-66” or [70-75, 80-85 (90-95, 100-105) 110-115, 120-125 (130-135, 140-145) 150-155, 160-165 cm] INTENDED EASE - 2” - 4” / 5 - 10 cm GAUGE - 24 stitches by 48 rows in 4” [10 cm] Measured in Half Fisherman’s rib stitch using the largest needle size, knit flat, after blocking. YARN - Silky Sport by Craft Me Knot Yarn Co. in “Atlas” and “Royal” 50% Silk, 50% SW Merino 328 yds [300 m]/100g 2, 3 (3, 3) 4, 4 (4, 5) 5, 5 skeins Or another drapey sport weight yarn. YARDAGE - Approximately 659, 749 (842, 949) 1061, 1145 (1267, 1373) 1500, 1632 yards [603, 685 (770, 868) 970, 1047 (1159, 1255) 1372, 1492 m] Please note that you may need more yarn if you plan to lengthen the body. The recommendations given here include a 10% additional buffer. NEEDLES - US size 1.5 [2.5 mm] on 24” - 32” / 60 - 80 cm length cords for the bottom hem US size 2.5 [3 mm] on 24” - 32” / 60 - 80 cm length cords for the neck and armhole ribbing US size 4 [3.5 mm] on 24” - 32” / 60 - 80 cm length cords for the body *or the needle size that allows you to reach gauge This pattern is size inclusive and has been professionally tech edited and test knit. Video tutorial links are included. Schematic is included.