VEST – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE
The piece is worked in the round with circular needle bottom up as far as the armholes. Then the front and back pieces are finished separately, back and forth with circular needle. To finish, ribbed edging is worked around the neck and armholes.
BODY
Cast on 108-116-124-128-136-144 stitches with circular needle size 4 mm and Air.
Knit 1 round, then work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 3 cm.
Change to circular needle size 5 mm.
Work stocking stitch. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When the piece measures 16-18-21-24-27-30 cm cast off stitches for the armholes as follows: Cast off the first 4 stitches, work the next 46-50-54-56-60-64 stitches (= front piece), cast off 8 stitches, work the next 46-50-54-56-60-64 stitches (= back piece) and cast off the last 4 stitches on the round. Let the stitches for front piece rest in the needle or place them on a thread while working the back piece.
BACK PIECE
= 46-50-54-56-60-64 stitches. Start from the wrong side and work stocking stitch back and forth – AT THE SAME TIME cast off for the armholes at the beginning of each row in each side as follows: Cast off 2 stitches 1 time, and cast off 1 stitch 1 time = 40-44-48-50-54-58 stitches.
Continue working until the piece measures 31-34-38-42-46-50 cm. On the next row cast off the middle 18-20-22-24-24-26 stitches for neck and finish each shoulder separately. Continue with stocking stitch and cast off 1 stitch on the next row from the neck = 10-11-12-12-14-15 stitches on the shoulder. Continue working until the piece measures 33-36-40-44-48-52 cm. Cast off. Work the other shoulder in the same way.
FRONT PIECE
= 46-50-54-56-60-64 stitches. Start from the wrong side and work stocking stitch back and forth – AT THE SAME TIME cast off for the armholes at the beginning of each row in each side as follows: Cast off 2 stitches 1 time, and cast off 1 stitch 1 time = 40-44-48-50-54-58 stitches.
Continue working until the piece measures 28-30-34-37-41-44 cm. On the next row place the middle 10-12-14-16-16-18 stitches on a thread for the neck and finish each shoulder separately. Continue with stocking stitch and cast off on each row from the neck as follows: Cast off 2 stitches 1 time, and cast off 1 stitch 3 times = 10-11-12-12-14-15 stitches on the shoulder. Continue working until the piece measures 33-36-40-44-48-52 cm. Cast off. Work the other shoulder in the same way.
ASSEMBLY
Sew the shoulder seams.
ARMHOLES
Use short circular needle or double pointed needles size 4 mm. Start from the right side at the bottom of the armhole and knit up 58-62-66-70-74-78 stitches inside the 1 edge stitch around the armhole (number of stitches should be divisible by 2).
Work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 3 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl – read CASTING-OFF TIP!
Work the other armhole in the same way.
NECK
Use short circular needle or double pointed needles size 4 mm. Start from the right side, by the shoulder seam, and knit up 56-60-64-70-74-78 stitches around the neck (including the stitches on the thread; the number of stitches should be divisible by 2). Work rib in the round (knit 1, purl 1) for 3 cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl – remember CASTING-OFF TIP!
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