THE ITALIAN PASSEGGIATA VEST Knitting Pattern

Level: Upper Beginner

Languages: English and Italian

Bottom-Up Construction

The vest consists of two parts, the FRONT and the BACK which will then be sewn and finished.
The pattern comes complete with step-by-step instructions, video tutorials, and explanations of finishing stitches.

SIZES:
With this pattern you can make your THE ITALIAN PASSEGGIATA VEST in 5 sizes:
(XS) S (M, L, XL)
Our sample is in size S, in the INSTRUCTIONS outside the brackets.

Finished Chest measurements: approx (51) 53 (56, 58, 61) cm / (20.1) 20.9 (22.0, 22.8, 24.0) inc
Finished Lenght (at center back): approx (55) 59 (63, 67, 71) cm / (21.7) 23.2 (24.8, 26.4, 28.0) in

YARN:
Yarn requirements: (439) 472 (548, 611, 650) mt / (480) 516 (599, 668, 711) yds of “light worsted” yarn.
Suggested Yarn (yarn used in photos): (133) 143 (166, 185, 197) gr of ALPACOTTON Bettaknit, (www.bettaknit.com), or other “light worsted” weight yarn with the same features, see GAUGE SWATCH.

GAUGE SWATCH:
4”X4’’ - 10x10 cm in Stockinette Stitch with 5 mm (US 8) needles: 18 stitches x 21 rows.

TOOLS:
Needles mm 4 (US 6) for ribbing.
Needles mm 5 (US 8) for body.
1 Tapestry Needle

SKILLS NECESSARY:
Stockinette Stitch
2 knit / 2 purl Rib Stitch
Decreases: s1k1psso, k2tog
Picking up stitches
Vertical Invisibile seaming
Horizontal invisible seaming

First, read the whole text. On the last page you will find the reference measurements for the various sizes.
Choose yours, considering that the sweater has a fairly soft fit. Isolate instructions in text, underlining them or highlighting them with a different color.
If you find that you do not know the techniques used, watch the video tutorials now.
Scan the QR you find next to the explanations and access, without any registration, to canva.com, in view-only mode.
It is always important to make a small guage swatch with the yarn you have chosen. Check that, with the same number of stitches and rows, your guage matches ours. If not, try to increase or decrease the tension while working or, even, to change the needles size. In any case, being a handmade product, it is
normal that small differences may be between our sample and your finished garment. Always give space and confidence to your creativity!

Happy Knitting!

Thank you

Veronica