Hand Knitting Pattern: V-Neck Vest, Sleeveless top

Yarn weight: Aran (8 wpi)

Suggested yarn: Cascade Yarns ® Cascade 220®

Tension Gauge: 18 stitches and 24 rows = 10 cm in Stst

Needle size: US 8 - 5.0 mm

Languages: English

Sizes available: S, M, L, X-L, 2X-L, 3X-L

Features: female, v-neck, fitted, no-ease, knit flat, seamed, cables, ribbed

A wardrobe staple! Everybody needs something like this in their everyday outfits. Its a top, worn alone; or over a blouse, becomes more professional. Not hard to do, and any thick worsted weight or aran weight yarn will work.

Rated: intermediate

Skills required: knit/purl, work in rows, keep stitch pattern and row count, decreases and increases, sewing and picking up stitches.

Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL

This is a close-fitting garment, choose a size where the finished bust measurement is closest to body measurement. No ease, or slight negative ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Bust (approx): 80 (89, 98, 107, 115.5, 124.5) cm / 31½ (35, 38½, 42, 45½, 49) in

Length to shoulder: 56 (58.5, 61, 65, 67.5, 68.5) cm / 22 (23, 24, 25½, 26½, 27) in

Armhole depth: 18 (18, 20, 20, 23, 23) cm / 7 (7, 8, 8, 9, 9) in

MATERIALS

Yarn: Approx 474 (550, 632, 732, 825, 904) m / 518 (601,691, 800, 902, 989) yd of an aran weight yarn.

YARN CATEGORY: (4) medium weight

Shown in a 100% wool, but also suitable for any fibre of choice, provided the tension is correct.

Needles: Pair of needles 5mm / US 8, OR size required to achieve correct tension.

Notions: Cable needle,1 small stitch holder or safety pin, 1 large stitch holder or spare needle

PDF has 4 pages: 1 page colour front cover, 3 pages of text and black and white photo of garment, Metric and Imperial measurements