VEST - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE
Work piece back and forth on circular needle. Work piece in 1 part as follows: Work from bottom of front piece, up to neck, cast off stitches for neck, work the shoulder, cast on stitches for neck on back piece and work down along back piece. Work the neck in round at the end.
FRONT PIECE
Cast on 56-60-62-66-70-72 stitches on circular needle size 5.5 mm with Air.
Work ridges in GARTER STITCH back and forth - read explanation above. When piece measures 9-12-14-21-20-23 cm, decrease for buttonhole on next row from right side as follows:
Knit 2, knit 2 together, 1 yarn over (= 1 buttonhole), knit until 4 stitches remain on needle, 1 yarn over, knit 2 together (= 1 buttonhole) and finish with knit 2.
Work 6-6-7-7-8-8 cm in garter stitch.
Decrease for buttonhole the same way on next row from right side (= 4 buttonholes in total).
When piece measures 31-34-38-41-45-48 cm (approx. 5-6-6-7-7-8 cm remain on front piece, or worked to desired length), cast off the middle 14-14-16-18-18-20 stitches for neck (= 21-23-23-24-26-26 stitches remain on each shoulder). Now finish each shoulder separately.
SHOULDER
On next row from the neck, cast off 1 stitch. Cast off like this on every row from neck 3 times in total = 18-20-20-21-23-23 stitches. When piece measures 5-6-6-7-7-8 cm from the first stitches cast off for neck, insert 1 marker (= mid on top of shoulder). Piece measures 36-40-44-48-52-56 cm in total.
Work until piece measures 2 cm from marker on shoulder.
Work the other shoulder the same way.
BACK PIECE
Now join the shoulders together again as follows:
Work over stitches on one shoulder, cast on 20-20-22-24-24-26 stitches on needle and work over stitches from the other shoulder = 56-60-62-66-70-72 stitches. Continue back and forth in garter stitch until piece measures 36-40-44-48-52-56 cm from marker on the shoulder.
Cast off by knitting– read CAST-OFF TIP.
NECK
Work neck in the round on double pointed needles. Pick up approx. 50-68 stitches from right side with Air on double pointed needles 4.5 mm inside 1 stitch (make sure that number of stitches is not too tight or loose according to neck width on the vest). Work ridges in GARTER STITCH in the round - read explanation above, for approx. 6 cm. Cast off by knitting– remember CAST-OFF TIP!
ASSEMBLY
Sew buttons on to back piece on the right side.
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