Elsa Vest by Rita Marques

Elsa Vest

Knitting
June 2024
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Lace
+ Aran
= Aran (8 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
324 - 793 yards (296 - 725 m)
71cm to 157cm chest
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

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 with the three-needle cast-off method and then you’ll add the neck and armhole ribbings.

You will receive a PDF with all the steps for knitting your own vest, with instructions for 9 sizes.

SIZE GUIDE
The vest has approximately 5 cm 2 inches of positive ease.
Sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL
Size chart please refer to the pictures.

DIFFICULTY
Intermediate

GAUGE
On 6mm US 10 needles
10x10 cm 4 x 4 inches = 14 stitches x 22 rows in stockinette stitch

NEEDLES
Circular needles: 6mm US 10 / 80 or 100 cm 32 or 40 inches and 4.5mm US 7 / 40 cm and 60 or 80 or 100 cm 16 inches and 24 or 32 or 40 inches.

OTHER NOTIONS
Darning needle, scissors, 1 stitch marker.

SUGGESTED YARN chunky/bulky weight
One strand of Drops Air (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 Hobbii Friends Kid Silk (25g, 210m/230yd)

MATERIALS
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

METERAGE/YARDAGE
296 (345) 391 (441) 492 (546) 604 (663) 725 meters 388 (445) 505 (570) 637 (708) 783 (861) 941 of each strand.296 (345) 391 (441) 492 (546) 604 (663) 725 meters 388 (445) 505 (570) 637 (708) 783 (861) 941 of each strand.