A lightweight, feminine vest in brilliant colours with a delicate fern lace pattern. It is designed in a way that you don’t have to decrease on the lace panels – they remain intact from the bottom to the top. Dark Forest is knitted in the round (up to the armholes) from the bottom up, without any seaming, even the shoulders are finished with 3-needle bind off.

Available in

• English
• German
• Hungarian

Finished measurements

Chest:
82 (87, 92, 96) cm
32 1/4 (34 1/4, 36 1/4, 37 3/4) “

Length:
56.5 (56.5, 57, 57.5) cm
22 1/4 (22 1/4, 22 1/2, 22 3/4) “

Shown in size 32 1/4 with about 1” negative ease

Yarn

weight: sport
fiber: 100% wool
amount:
580 (630, 670, 700) meters
635 (690, 730, 765) yards

Needles

• 3.5 mm (US 4) and 4 mm (US 6) circular needle, 60 cm (24”) or longer (longer needle recommended for larger sizes)
• 3.5 mm (US 4) circular needle, 40 cm (16”) long OR dpn
• 4 mm (US 6) straight needles
• or use needle size that gives you the correct gauge

Notions

• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders
• Round counter (optional)

Gauge

• 21 sts / 28 rounds = 10 cm / 4 “ in stockinette stitch, using larger needles
• 22 sts / 28 rounds = 10 cm / 4 “ in pattern, using larger needles

Skill level

• intermediate

Skills used

• basic lace
• working from a chart
• increasing and decreasing
• knitting in the round
• pick up and knit stitches
• three-needle bind-off (illustrated help here)

Construction

• bottom-up, in the round up to the armholes