Errata: Join the shoulders using three-needle bind-off.

If knitting be the food of love, knit on; / That comfort wrap this threadbare heart once more / And find it suits for ball or garden stroll / Whose cables thou hast wrought with finest skill

Dapper, functional, and comfortable, Orsino’s Vest can add a relaxed vibe to a three-piece suit or be worn with jeans and a tie for a casual office look. The vest is worked in one piece from the bottom up to the armholes and then divided. The simple rope cables can be worked without a cable needle for speedy knitting.

Difficulty Easy

Finished Size 35.25 (38.75, 44.5, 48.5, 52.25)“ chest circumference, buttoned. Vest shown measures 38.75”; modeled with .75” of negative ease.

Yarn Sugar Bush Yarns Bliss (70% extra fine superwash merino wool, 20% mulberry silk, 10% cashmere): #4022 platinum, 9 (10, 11, 13, 14) balls.

Needles Size 3 (3.25 mm): 16” and 32” circular. Size 4 (3.5 mm): 40” circular. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Marker; cable needle; stitch holders; 7 (8, 8, 9, 9) 5/8” buttons; tapestry needle.

Gauge 23 sts and 29 rows = 4” in charted patt on larger needle.