This pattern is 20% off with code seafaerdy20 until end of day Sunday May 4th.

You can find a video for how to go about choosing colors for this vest here.

The pattern also comes with lots of other video tutorial links (setting up steeks, cutting and finishing steeks, picking up sts from the steek edge).

Grayscale charts have also been provided with one showing a dark background and one showing a light background as well as color charts for two palettes.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
33 ¼ (38, 42 ½, 47 ½, 52 ¼, 56 ¾, 61 ½)” / 84.5 (96.5, 108, 120.5, 132.5, 144, 156) cm
Recommended to be worn with approx 0–2.5cm / 0–1” of positive ease.
Shown in size 2 / 38” / 96.5 cm with zero ease.

Lower body length is 10” / 25.5 cm for first 4 sizes and 11 ¾” / 30 cm for last 3 sizes
If you intend to lengthen the lower body more yarn will be required.

Yarn
Fingering weight yarn in the following amounts:
MC: 350 (400, 450, 500, 575, 625, 675) yds / 320 (366, 412, 458, 525, 572, 618) m
CC1: 115 (130, 145, 162, 185, 205, 225) yds / 105 (119, 133, 148, 170, 188, 203) m
CC2: 42 (48, 54, 60, 75, 82, 90) yds / 39 (44, 50, 55, 69, 75, 82) m
CC3: 115 (130, 145, 162, 185, 205, 225) yds / 105 (119, 133, 148, 170, 188, 203) m
CC4: 27 (30, 34, 38, 45, 48, 53) yds / 25 (28, 31, 35, 41, 44, 49) m
CC5:115 (130, 145, 162, 185, 205, 225) yds / 105 (119, 133, 148, 170, 188, 203) m
CC6: 66 (75, 84, 94, 120, 130, 140) yds / 60 (69, 77, 86, 101, 110, 119) m

shown in: Jamieson’s of Shetland Spindrift (100% Shetland Wool; 115 yds / 105 m per 25g ball)
MC: Spagnum
CC1: Cocoa
CC2: Willow
CC3: Bracken
CC4: Eggshell
CC5: Salmon
CC6: Oyster

Gauge
27 sts & 32 rounds = 10cm / 4” over Fair Isle Pattern on US 4 / 3.5mm needles after blocking
28 sts & 37 rounds = 10cm / 4” over 2x2 Rib on US 3 / 3.25mm needles after blocking

Needles
US 3 / 3.25mm circular needle, 32” / 80cm or 40” /100cm length (for hem)
US 3 / 3.25mm circular needle,16” / 40cm length (for arm and neck bands)
US 4 / 3.5mm / circular needle, 32” / 80cm or 40” /100cm length (for body)
US 4 / 3.5mm / circular needle any length (for working Three Needle Bind Off)
Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

Notions
6 stitch markers (one of which should be unique for beg of round), waste yarn or stitch holder (for holding live sts), tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Notes
This vest is worked in one piece from the bottom up. Fronts and back are then divided at the underarm and steek stitches are cast on to work the remainder of the upper body in the round. Additional steeks are added for front neck. After the shoulders have been joined stitches are then picked up around the armhole and neck to work ribbing. The steeks do not need to be reinforced if working with a good sticky wool like 100% Shetland wool.