Classic Vest by Lindsay Degen

Classic Vest

Knitting
July 2021
DK (11 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 31 rows = 4 inches
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
840 - 1400 yards (768 - 1280 m)
XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL
English
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CONSTRUCTION:
This classic Doug Funny-esque sweater vest begins with a provisional cast on / tubular cast on and is knit in the round until the armhole. Then it is worked flat in rows beginning with the front of the body, then the back. The shoulders are Kitchener stitched together and the piece is finished with a folded rib at the neckline and a not-folded rib at the armhole opening.

FIT
This garment is boxy and short. Please refer to the spec chart for measurements by size

GAUGE:
21 sts and 31 rows = 4” in stockinette stitches

MATERIALS:
Abstract Fiber Tahoma DK weight Merino: 280yrds / 4oz skein

3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins needed.

This pattern has been expertly tech edited and graded by Dawn Catanzaro

The sample was knit in colorway: Caramel

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS:
24” US7 circular needles
16” US7 circular needles
16” US5 circular needles
Waste yarn or spare needles as stitch holders
Darning needle
Crochet hook for tucking in ends