80s Vibe Cable Knit Vest by Anna Rumberg

80s Vibe Cable Knit Vest

Knitting
January 2023
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
467 - 967 yards (427 - 884 m)
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)
English
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This sweater vest is knit in 4 sections, the lower waist, the ride side neckline, the left side neckline, and the back. The lower waist section is knit in the round with a 2x2 ribbed waistband. The right side neckline is shaped using right side and wrong side rows and decreases at the armhole and neckline. The left side neckline is worked the same. The back is then shaped by decreasing at each armhole with center back neck shaping around the neckline. Simultaneously, there are alternating cables being worked every 14 rounds/rows.

Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)

Finished Chest circumference: 31 (35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59, 63) inches

Gauge: 22 stitches x 24 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch on size US6 needles

Yarn: 3 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins of Cascade Yarns Ultra Pima or 467 (532, 585, 646, 709, 778, 843, 900, 967) yards of a similar DK weight yarn.

Needle: US6 32” or 40” circular needle, depending on bust size.