Elsa Vest

The Elsa vest is completely seamless and bottom-up. To make the vest you’ll knit the body in the round until you separate for the armholes, where you’ll knit flat. The shoulders are joined and then you’ll add the neck and armhole ribbings.

The vest as a positive ease of 3-9cm. Choose the size according to the fit you prefer.

Experience level: Beginner

Gauge: 14sts x 22rows on stockinette for 10x10 or approximate

Materials:

• 4.5mm (US 7) circular needles for ribbing and 6mm (US 10) circular needles for body, or necessary needles to obtain gauge. The size of the cord will depend on the size you knit. For the rib needles, pick a cord smaller than the waist size. For the body pick a cord smaller than the chest size. You’ll also need a 40cm cord for the neck and armholes.
• Extra 6mm needle or smaller for three-needle cast-off.
• Darning needle, scissors, 1 stitch marker.

Suggested Yarn:

One strand of:
Drops Air (50g, 150m/164yd) OR
Sandnes Garn Kos (50g, 150m/164yd) OR
Hobbii Divina (50g, 150m/164yd) OR
Wool and the Gang Feeling Good Yarn (50g, 130m/142yd)

HELD TOGETHER WITH

One strand of:
Drops Kid Silk (25g, 210m/230yd) OR
Drops Flora (50g, 210m/230yd) OR
Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair (25g, 212m/232yd)
Hobbii Friends Kid Silk (25g, 210m/230yd)
Rowan Kidsilk Haze (25g, 209m/229)

Any yarn that matches gauge will be fine.

The pdf includes all the steps for knitting your own vest, with instructions for 9 sizes.

Estimate of yarn needed:
100 (150) 150 (200) 200 (200) 250 (250) 250g of Drops Air
AND
50 (50) 50 (75) 75 (75) 100 (100) 100g of Drops Kid Silk
OR 100 (100) 100 (150) 150 (150) 200 (200) 200g of Drops Flora.

Meterage/yardage:
296 (345) 391 (441) 492 (546) 604 (663) 725 meters / 388 (445) 505 (570) 637 (708) 783 (861) 941 yards for each strand.

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