Nid Dickey vest by Rui Yamamuro

Nid Dickey vest

Knitting
February 2025
Aran (8 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches
in 5 mm [US 8] needle (after wet blocking)
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
536 - 967 yards (490 - 884 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7)
English
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The Nid Dickey-vest is a dickey-vest in textured stitches. It is knitted from the top down and the length is adjustable to your preference. Its buttonholes on the sides allow you to style it in different ways: you can wear it unbuttoned as a cape over a coat, or when the coat is taken off, you can keep it as a vest, buttoned, to keep you warm. The back yoke is knit first with increases from the shoulders down. The front stitches are picked up separately along each shoulder, then joined after the front neck slope shaping. The armhole ribs are then added before the hem. The back and front hems are knitted separately, and only the front has double knit sides with buttonholes.
★This pattern has an extra pattern file for longer length version.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7)

Finished Measurements
Shoulder width: 47 (54.5, 58.5, 62, 70) (77.5, 85) cm 18 1⁄2 (21 1⁄2, 23, 24 1⁄2, 27 1⁄2) (30 1⁄2, 33 1⁄2”
Chest circumference, buttoned: 87 (102, 110, 117.5, 132.5) (148, 163) cm 34 1⁄4 (40 1⁄4, 43 1⁄4, 46 1⁄4, 52 1⁄4) (58 1⁄4, 64 1⁄4”
Total length (excl. collar): 34.5 (37.5, 37.5, 44.5, 47.5) (50, 53.5) cm 13 1⁄2 (14 3⁄4, 14 3⁄4, 17 1⁄2, 18 3⁄4) (20, 21)”
The length can be adjusted. Please note that any modifications will change the required yardage.

Needles
5 mm US 8 60 cm 24” circular, 4.5 mm US 7 60 cm 24” circular, and 4 mm US 6 40 cm 16” circular or double- pointed needles

Gauge
21 sts and 27 rows = 10 cm 4” in Honeycomb pattern with 5 mm US 8 needle (after wet blocking)

Yarn
Le gros Lambswool by Biches & Bûches, color Off-White/Ecru (192 m 210 yards / 100 g)
490 (576, 605, 644, 720) (807, 884) m 536 (630, 662, 704, 787) (883, 967) yards
255 (300, 315, 335, 375) (420, 460) g / 3 (3, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5) balls

Notions
stitch markers, removable stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn and tapestry needle

Buttons
15-24 mm 6-9 1⁄2 2 buttons

Size Guide
This pullover is designed to be worn with 5-35 cm 2-13 3⁄4” positive ease when buttoned. The sample is a size 3, worn with 33.5 cm 13 1⁄4” of positive ease, buttoned. The model in the photo is 1 m 63 5’4” tall with a bust circumference of 80 cm 31 1⁄2”.

Make sure to knit a swatch to check your gauge. If you can’t obtain the correct gauge, adjust needle sizes.


【Extra Pattern】
Nid Dickey-vest Longer version
Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7)

Finished Measurements
Shoulder width: 44 (51.5, 55.5, 59, 67) (74.5 82) cm 17 1⁄4 (20 1⁄4, 21 3⁄4, 23 1⁄4, 26 1⁄4) (29 1⁄4, 32 1⁄4)”
Chest circumference, buttoned: 84 (99, 107, 114.5, 129.5) (145, 160) cm 33 (39, 42, 45, 51) (57, 63)”
Total length (excl. collar): 48.5 (51, 51, 58.5, 61.5) (64.5, 67.5) cm 19 (20 1⁄4, 20 1⁄4, 23, 24 1⁄4) (25 1⁄2, 26 1⁄2)”

Yarn
Yarn
Two yarns are held together throughout.
・Le Lambswool by Biches & Bûches, color dark green/vert gris fonce (170 m 185 yards / 50 g)
750 (885, 935, 1005, 1140) (1250, 1395) m 815 (960, 1015, 1090, 1240, 1370, 1515) yards
220 (260, 275, 295 335) (370, 410) g / 5 (6, 6, 6, 7) (8, 9) balls
・Le Petit Silk & Mohair by Biches & Bûches, color grey brown/gris brun (210 m 230 yards / 25g)
570 (670, 715, 755, 880) (965, 1050) m 625 (735, 780, 830, 965) (1060, 1150) yard
68 (80, 85, 90, 105) (115, 125) g / 3 (4, 4, 4, 5) (5, 5) balls

Buttons
15-24 mm 6-9 ½ 4 buttons

Size Guide
・This pullover is designed to be worn with 0-15 cm 0-6” positive ease when buttoned.
The sample is a size 1, worn with 1 cm ½” of positive ease, buttoned (worn by a man). The model in the photo is 1 m 68 5’6” tall with a chest circumference of 83 cm 32 ¾“.
・The sample is a size 1, worn with 4 cm 1 ½” of positive ease, buttoned (worn by woman). The model in the photo is 1 m 63 5’4” tall with a bust circumference of 80 cm 31 ½“.

Other details are the same as for the standard version.

Technical Editing by Naoko Ogawa (strands of life)

This pattern has been technically edited and test knitting.

The wonderful knitters who helped me complete this sweater!
agnesvanderveken, Kokorogros, Maumknit, 5sunflower, bitsnippy, UtesKnitting, babachan63, 703amute and linlinyuyu ♡ Thank you so much!