Many Buttoned Vest
by Cheryl Oberle
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Many Buttoned Vest
Modern folk vest is perfect for button lovers and collectors. Knitting design is based on laced-front vests worn with traditional German folk costumes, and features simple garter stitch with cables (worked from charts) and I-cord trim. Vest is worked back and forth in one piece to the underarms, and then fronts and back are worked separately.
Measurements:
- Size A: 41” / 104 cm chest; 22.5” / 57 cm length
- Size B: 45.5” / 115.5 cm chest; 24.5” / 62 cm length
- Size C: 50” / 127 cm chest; 26.5” / 67.5 cm length
Needles:
- US 7 / 4.5 mm, 24” / 60 cm circular needles
- Set of double-pointed needles US 8 / 5.0 mm
Notions:
- Twenty to thirty 1/2” to 3/4” / 12 mm to 19 mm buttons
- Backing buttons, same number as buttons
- Cable needle
- Stitch markers
- Stitch holders
Techniques: (included in book)
- Chart reading
- Three-needle bind-off
- I-cord
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About this yarn
by Knit One, Crochet Too
Aran
100% Wool
210 yards
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100
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236 projects
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