#16 Fair Isle Waistcoat by Debbie Bliss

#16 Fair Isle Waistcoat

Knitting
May 2013
Sport (12 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in pattern on larger needles
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
1096 - 1370 yards (1002 - 1253 m)
Sized to fit ages 1-2 (3-4, 4-5) years
English
This pattern is available from knittingfever.com for $5.00.

Intermediate

A button-up Fair Isle vest, worked in stockinette with single-rib trim, gets its wise-child air from vintage English waistcoat styling. The subtle colors will appeal to every young man, as will the softness of the yarn, Baby Cashmerino.

Sized to fit ages 1-2 (3-4, 4-5) years

finished measurements
• Chest 59 (68, 76)cm/ 23 1⁄4 (26 3⁄4, 30)in.
• Length to shoulder 26 (32, 38)cm/ 10 1⁄4
(12 1⁄2, 15)in.

Materials

• 2 (3, 3) balls of Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino in Slate 09 (M).
• 1 (2, 2) balls in Ecru 101.
• 1 ball in each of Ruby 700, Amber 66,
Indigo 207, Royal 70 and Pool 71