This nautical vest features wide red and white stripes and has a turned bottom hem, rolled stockinette edgings, and an i-cord tie belt. Whether you’re headed to the boathouse or just a stroll around town, this vest is the beach accessory your spring outfit needs.

Skill Level: Easy

Size: Finished Bust Size (with fronts about 3” apart) 31.25 (34.25, 36.75, 40.75, 44, 48.75)” to fit bust 31 (34, 37, 41, 44, 49)”

Cross Back Center Underarm to Center Underarm 15.75 (16.75, 18.25, 20.25, 22, 24.25)” 0” ease recommended. Shown in size 34.25”

Gauge: 24 sts and 32 rows = 4” in St st on larger needles after wet blocking

Yarn: The Plucky Knitter Lodge Fingering (60% Merino Wool, 20% Cotton, 10% Silk, 10% Linen; 410 yards (375 meters)/115 grams): Espadrille (MC, 1 (2, 2, 2, 3) balls), Twill (CC, 1 (1, 2, 2, 3) balls)

Needles: US size 5 (3.75 mm) 16”, 24”, and 60” circular; US 4 (3.5 mm) 24” circular

Notions: Markers, tapestry needle, size F crochet hook

How to pick a size: Measure yourself across the back from the center of your underarms, then choose the size that most closely corresponds to that measurement, choosing the larger size if between sizes. This vest has no front closures and does not meet in the front.