About the Pattern

The ultimate hooded vest and knit piece you’ll want to wear time and again!

This design specifically uses blown alpaca, a base that is light and fluffy to create a beautiful airy flow to the hooded vest.

This garment is knitted from the top down, beginning with the hood. It features saddle shoulder increases, and you’ll work the front and back separately before joining them in the round to complete the body with an i-cord bind-off. The front pocket is picked up and knitted from the bottom up.

Materials

Suggested Yarn

Aran Blown Alpaca 241 yds / 100 g - ōSHən Fibres $40 per 100g
Feeling Good Yarn 14 2yds / 50 g - Wool and the Gang $33 per 100g
Wonderfluff 142 yds / 50 g - Knit Picks $20 per 100g

Needle Size - US 11 (8mm) and US 10 (6mm)

Circular Needle Cord- 24” (80cm) to 40” (100cn)

Other Tools- Beginning of round marker, stitch markers, scissors, tapestry needle, i-cord tool (optional)

Gauge

Stockinette with US 11 (8mm) needles - 4”x 4” = 12 stitches x 16 rows

Skills

Long Tail Cast On
Stockinette flat & in the round
k2tog = knit two stitches together & ssk = slip two stitches from left needles to right, knit together through the back loop
Backwards loop cast on
m1L = lift bar from front to back with left needle and knit & m1r = lift bar from back to front with left needle and knit
Cable Cast On
i-cord bind off
Pick up stitches
YO = yarn over
Stretchy Bind Off Method