A classic design can become a wardrobe treasure, a piece that you find yourself reaching for no matter the occasion. This simple oversized layering piece is stunning enough to be a statement while being equally suited to “popping over” any outfit (including your pjs). The lushly textured ribbing is created with three different brioche techniques for a comfortingly squishy fabric that is a pleasure to wear. Select a gradient yarn for a dramatic effect, or quintessential neutrals for a vest that will never go out of style.

Fingering weight options shown with Playa Lana and Fire and Ice Fiber Optic Yarns Footnotes Paintbox (pictures 1 & 4), and Gris and Ancho Lana (pictures 5-7).
The DK version is shown in Silver Cotton Comfort and Holiday Ragg-Time (pictures 2 & 3).

Advanced Knitting.

We’ve collected several instructional videos together into a youtube playlist that will demonstrate some called for techniques that you may not already be familiar with, including managing short rows while working two color brioche, a three needle bind off for two color brioche and a decorative Icelandic purled cast off.

November, 2019, We’ve updated the pattern to include instructions for a DK weight version that has a different gauge and finished measurements

Finished Chest Circumference:
Fingering: 45”/114 cm
DK: 60”/152 cm

Gauge:
Fingering: 20 sts & 28 rows
DK: 16½ sts & 24 rows over 4”/ 10cm blocked; (in two color brioche using smallest needles).

Yarn requirements:
Fingering MC: 2 skeins Green Mountain Spinnery Lana CC: 1 skein Green Mountain Spinnery Lana or Fiberoptic Yarns Foot Notes
DK MC: 7 skeins Cotton Comfort CC: 1 skein
Ragg-Time NEEDLES