Striped Market Vest
This cutie patootie low-yardage, quick knit is super satisfying and flattering. Layer it over a blouse or dress for an easy put-together look with minimal styling effort! Vest is worked from the top down seamlessly and features waist shaping at a cropped length. Want a longer vest? Just mirror the shaping and keep on knitting! With 14 sizes, your fit will be perfect. This is a great first sweater project for adventurous beginning knitters.
SIZE: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)[6, 7, 8, 9](10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
FINISHED CHEST : 28.75 (32, 35.25, 38.5, 41.5)[44.75, 48, 51.25, 54.5](57.5, 60.75, 64, 67.25, 70.5)” / 73 (81.5, 89.5, 98, 105.5)[113.5, 122, 130, 138.5](146, 154.5, 162.5, 171, 179) cm
TOOLS: Sizes 9 (5.5 mm) & 10.5 (6.5 mm) circular needles in suitable length for Finished Chest, Size 9 (5.5 mm) 16"/40 cm circular needles, spare circular needles (6.5 mm or smaller), crochet hook suitable for provisional cast-on, Stitch markers including a removable marker and a distinguishable marker plus a minimum of 4 additional markers, tapestry needle, waste yarn
GAUGE: 15 sts and 20 rows per 4"/10 cm in stockinette on larger needles; row gauge for Twisted Rib is approx 7 rows per 1”/2.5 cm
YARN: Bulky Weight Yarn
A & B Each: 125 (150, 175, 200, 200)[225, 250, 275, 300](300, 325, 350, 375, 375) yards / 115 (135, 160, 185, 185)[205, 230, 250, 275](275, 295, 320, 345, 345) meters
C: 60 (60, 60, 70, 70)[70, 80, 80, 90](90, 90, 100, 100, 100) yards / 55 (55, 55, 65, 65)[65, 75, 75, 80](80, 80, 90, 90, 90) meters
SAMPLE YARN: 1 skein each Lavender Lune Yarn Co. Bulky [100% Merino; 300 yards/274 meters per 8.8 ounce/250 gram skein] in Runaway (A), Bellatrix (B) & Laughing Buddha (C)
MODEL: Sweater is shown in Size 3 with no ease.
