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Hurrah for Spring, and for babies showing off their little arms!

The Canonbury Baby Vest is the perfect layering piece. Babies keep their arms free to wriggle and play, and parents appreciate the extra layer of warmth. The fun contemporary style is interesting to knit, and it’s such a small garment that you’ll whip this up in a flash!

It’s pretty unusual to have vertical stripes on knitted garments, but the Canonbury Vest’s clever construction makes these a breeze. The vest is worked sideways, with increases and decreases to shape the neck and armholes. The central panel, which runs down the front and back, features a slipped stitch mosaic pattern. This eye-catching feature is simple and uses only one colour per row, with no complicated stranding or charts.

You’ll need 3 colours of yarn, and you can knit any size with 25g or less of each colour. The smallest two sizes need less than 20g of each, so why not break out those miniskein sets and get going today?

Sizing
3 (6, 12, 18, 24) months.
Designed to fit with 5-7cm / 2-3” positive ease at chest.
Shown in size 6 months.

Yarn
The pattern calls for fingering weight yarn in three different colours, 47 (49, 54, 56, 61)g total. Check the photos for a full schematic and details of yarn requirements for each size.

This design was originally published in Your Crochet and Knitting, Issue 12 (October 2019). The sample was knit with the yarn kit that comes with the magazine, but I have put some alternative suggestions at a range of price points in the yarn details above.

Notions
3.5mm/US 4 needles
3mm crochet hook and waste yarn for provisional cast-on (optional)
Tapestry needle
Stitch holder

This pattern has been professionally tech edited, for a stress-free knit.

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