Dalkey Waistcoat by Maggie Jackson

Dalkey Waistcoat

Knitting
Aran (8 wpi) ?
9 stitches and 10 rows = 2 inches
in moss stitch
US 9 - 5.5 mm
990 - 1296 yards (905 - 1185 m)
S (M, L)
English

Approximate Measurements:

  • Width: 38 (40, 42)“
  • Length, underarm to side: 13” (can be lengthened or shortened)

Materials:

  • 459 (612, 612) yds (3-4-4 balls) Maggi’s Tweed Fleck Aran in Black
  • 153 (306, 306) yds (1-2-2 balls) Maggi’s Tweed Fleck Aran in Olive
  • 126 yds (1 ball) Maggi’s Linen in Mustard
  • 126 yds (1 ball) Maggi’s Linen in Chocolate (alternate: 110 yds / 1 ball Maggi’s Mohair in Chocolate)
  • 126 yds (1 ball) Maggi’s Linen in Cream (alternates: 110 yds / 1 ball Maggi’s Mohair, or 91 yds / 1 ball Maggi’s Angora, in Cream)
  • 5 Buttons
  • Optional: 2 short strips of leather, each 5” long

Stitches:
Moss/Seed Stitch
Single Ridge Stitch
Alternate Bobble Rib
Tube
2 x 2 Rib