Cabled v-neck vest with a vintage touch and attention to detail.

Relaxed fit featuring a generous v-neck opening. The front vest is a combination of cables and seed stitch, while the back is entirely seed stitch. The vest is worked top down seamless.

The model in the picture is 169 cm / 5.75” tall and wears a size 2.

LEVEL

Advanced (3/3)

YARN

3 (3, 3, 3, 3) (4, 4, 4) skeins of Mota by Wooldreamers (100 g = 230 m / 252 yds) (100% merino wool).

For the sample, we used Mota in colourway ”Blanco natural”.

NEEDLES

5 mm / US 8 circular needles, cable length 80 or 100 cm / 32 or 40” for the main body.

4 mm / US 6 circular needles, cable length 40 or 60 cm / 16 or 24” for the ribbing.

GAUGE

After blocking: 17,5 sts x 27 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” on 5 mm / US 8 needles in pattern stitch worked flat.

SIZES

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8)

This vest is designed to have an oversized fit and is intended to be worn with approximately 11–18 cm / 4.25–7” of positive ease at bust.

Finished bust circumference: 96 (100.5, 107.5, 112, 116.5) (125.5, 136, 146.5) cm / 37.75 (39.5, 42.25, 44, 46.75) (49.5, 53.5, 57.75)”.

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8) are intended to fit an actual bust circumference of about 80–85 (85–90, 90–95, 95–100, 100–110) (110–120, 120–130, 130–135) cm / 31.5–33.5 (33.5–35.5, 35.5–37.5, 37.5–39.25, 39.25–43.25) (43.25–47.25, 47.25–51.25, 51.25–53.25)”.

Length from the mid back 56 (56, 56, 56, 56) (56, 58, 61.5) cm / 22 (22 , 22 , 22 , 22) (22 , 22.75, 24.25)”.