Pattern Description from Vogue Knitting, Spring/Summer 2010: “This vest by luxury-knitwear A-lister Lutz & Patmos, worked in ‘Sari’ by S. Charles Collezione/Tahki.Stacy Charles, gets its lofty laciness from a canny combo of openwork patterns. The basic eyelets at top and bottom sandwich the bodice’s elongated stitches, which are dropped, then gathered, to form dramatic crossed loops. It’s knit in one piece and edged with a crocheted shell pattern. Double-bar ring from Vale.”

“Cropped vest designed by Lutz and Patmos in lace patterns with crochet edging.”

Knitted Measurements:

• Sized for Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X
• Bust 34 (37, 43, 46, 49, 55)“/86.5 (94, 109, 116.5, 124.5, 139.5)cm
• Length (including edging) 20 (20½, 21, 21½, 22, 22½)“/51.5 (52, 53.5, 54.5, 56, 57)cm

Materials:

• 3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6) 1¾oz/50g balls (each approx 54yd/50m) of S. Charles Collezione/Tahki.Stacy Charles Sari (silk) in #1 off white
• One size 15 (10mm) circular needle, 24”/60cm long OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
• One size M/N-13/9mm crochet hook

Gauge:

• 8 sts and 14 rows = 4”/10cm over lace stitch using size 15 (10mm) needles.
• TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE

Notes:

1. Because the lace pattern stitch will bias, the incs to shape the lower front are worked on one side only.
2. Jacket is worked back and forth, circular needle is used to accommodate large number of sts. Do not join.