This men’s zippered vest features clean lines and sporty details like the ribbed panels at the sides. The vest is worked from the bottom up in worsted weight yarn, and finished with a lightweight zipper facing knit in sock yarn to give a polished look. This layering piece is meant to be worn with 3-4” of positive ease and is shown modeled with 3½“ of ease.

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To Fit
Chest: 31 (35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55)“

Finished Measurements
Chest: 35¼ (39¼, 42¾, 47, 50¼, 54½, 58)“
Length: 24 (24½, 25, 25½, 26, 26½, 27)”

Yarn
Worsted weight yarn: 690 (780, 865, 960, 1045, 1145, 1235) yds (MC)
Fingering weight yarn: 150 (155, 160, 165, 170, 175, 180) yds (CC)

Size 42¾“ shown in Sweet Paprika Staccato Organic, 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins Red Canoe (MC) and Sweet Paprika Messa di Voce, 1 skein Chimney Smoke (CC).

Needles
Size 7 (4.5mm) circular needle, 29” (74cm) or longer
Size 2 (2.75mm) needles

Notions
Stitch markers, waste yarn, yarn needle, size 7 (4.5mm) crochet hook, one separating zipper, sewing needle and thread