About
The Babette Bobble Vest is a vintage inspired drop shoulder vest with bobbles, lace and seed stitch.

First, the back is worked flat with increases after which stitches are picked up for the fronts. The fronts are joined together with the back and worked flat. The armholes are also shaped with increases to replicate the natural armhole curve.
Lastly, the vest is finished with either a scalloped crochet edge or knitted I-cords around the entire vest and armholes.

Skill
Difficulty 4/5. Knitting lace, bobbles and working with multiple charts at once. Increases and decreases.
Beginner crochet techniques with photo tutorial.

Gauge
17 sts x 24 rows = 10 cm | 4 inch.
Measured in diamond lace pattern.

Needles
5 mm | US 8 needles for entire vest.
4 mm | US 6 for optional I-cords.

Hooks
3.75 mm | US 6.5 hook for optional scalloped edges.

Sizing
(XXS, XS) S, M, L (XL, 2XL, 3XL) 4XL, 5XL
Recommended for chest circumference of
(70, 80) 90, 100, 110 (120, 130, 140) 150, 160 cm or
(27.5, 31.5) 35.5, 39.5, 43.5 (47.5, 51.5, 55.5) 59.5, 63.5 inch.

For a finished chest circumference of
(84, 95.5) 105, 117, 126.5 (138, 148, 159.5) 169, 180.5 cm or
(33, 37.5) 41.5, 46, 49.75 (54.5, 58, 62.75) 66.5, 71 inch.

Choose a size with 5-20 cm | 2-8 inch of positive ease.
Sample is size XXS worn with 5 cm | 2 inch of positive ease.
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Garment measurements
Length measured from top of shoulder to hem: (48, 49) 50, 51, 52 (53, 54, 55) 55, 56 cm | (19, 19.25) 19.75, 20, 20.5 (20.75, 21.25, 21.75) 22, 22.5 inch.

Armhole depth: (20, 21) 22, 23, 24 (25, 26, 27) 28, 29 cm | (7.75, 8.25) 8.75, 9, 9.5 (9.75, 10.25, 10.5) 11, 11.5 inch.

Width from shoulder to shoulder: (39.5, 42) 44, 46.5, 49 (51, 53.5, 56) 58, 60.5 cm | (15.5, 16.5) 17.25, 18.25, 19.25 (20.25, 21, 22) 23, 23.75 inch.

Yarn
2 strands of dk held double | approx. yarn weight: 130 m | 142 yds, 50g.
Or 1 strand of aran weight | approx. yarn weight: 70 m | 76 yds, 50g.

Rust sample
1 strand of Lang Yarns Merino 120 c. 515 (120 m | 131 yds, 50g) held with 1 strand of Lang Yarns Atlantis c. 15 (135 m | 148 yds, 50g)

Meterage
(880, 1020) 1150, 1300, 1430 (1590, 1750, 1900) 2050, 2225 m |
(960, 1115) 1255, 1420, 1560 (1735, 1910, 2075) 2240, 2430 yds of dk weight yarn total.

Alternatively:
(335, 390) 440, 500, 550 (610, 665, 730) 785, 855 g of aran weight yarn.
Please note that choosing aran weight yarn will result in a thicker crochet edge or having to size up in hook size.

Notions
Tapestry needle, 10 removable stitch markers, 3 buttons with 1.5 cm | 5/8” diameter (for crochet edge version).
Note: the I-cord version of this vest does not have any closure options.

A special thanks to my amazing tech editor, Marie-Ève and my wonderful test knitters for making this pattern possible.