Dyvest by Anjali

Dyvest

by Anjali
Knitting
January 2013
Aran (8 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch, post blocking
US 7 - 4.5 mm
300 - 450 yards (274 - 411 m)
17.5 [19.5, 21.5, 23.5] [25.5, 27.5, 29.5] inches
English
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Dyvest is a unisex vest with an attractive cable stitch pattern down the front. The Y-shaped staghorn cable divides into a similar half-staghorn stitch on either side of the V-neck, hence the name Dyvest.

The staghorn and half-staghorn are simple to knit with just 3 rows of cable and plain wrong side rows. Both cables are charted and written instructions are also provided.

The vest is knit bottom-up in round until the armholes and then the fronts and back are knit flat. The shoulders are joined using three needle bind-off. Armbands and neckbands are knit after picking up stitches.

Gauge:
16 sts x 22 rows = 4” in Stockinette Stitch
20 sts x 20 rows = 3.5” in Staghorn Cable stitch pattern

Sizing:
For Ages: 6 months {1, 2, 3} {4, 6, 8} years
Finished Chest Measurement:
17.5 {19.5, 21.5, 23.5} {25.5, 27.5, 29.5} inches
Vest is intended to be worn with 1-2” of positive ease. When choosing a size, do not go just by age, choose the size closest to the finished chest size measurement.