Loopy Cable Vest by Isle of Yarn Knitwear

Loopy Cable Vest

Knitting
December 2022
Aran (8 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 23 rows = 4 inches
in Cables
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
640 - 750 yards (585 - 686 m)
S, M, L, XL
English
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This warm and wooly unisex cabled vest features an original cable. It is simple to knit and classically styled. I’m not usually a vest person, but I was blown away by how warm and cozy I stayed walking on the beach on a cold and windy day.

Yarn: Berroco Mercado, in LaCosta, 4130. 3.5oz/100g, 164 yards/150m
A: 4 skeins/13.6oz/385g/640yards/585m
B: 5 skeins/14.3oz/405g/672 yards/614m
C: 5 skeins/15oz/430g/705 yards/645m
D: 5 skeins/16oz/460g/750yards/685m

Gauge: 22 sts and 23 rows = 4”/10cm on cabled fabric using US 8/5mm needles taken after blocking.

Needles: Size US 4/3.5mm 30” (or longer) circular needle, size US 8/5mm 30” (or longer) circular needle, and your preferred needles for small circumference knitting in both sizes.

Note: Use the needle size needed to achieve gauge; going down 3 US sizes for the Ribbing needle.

Finished Sizes:
A: 36.5”/93cm circumference to fit a 34”/86cm chest/bust
B: 39.5/101cm circumference to fit a 37”/94cm chest/bust
C: 42”/107cm circumference to fit a 40”/102cm chest/bust
D: 45”/114cm circumference to to fit a 43”/109cm chest/bust