In my early teenage years I loved watching the British TV series “The secret diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ¾”, based on the novel by Susan Townsend. The theme “Profoundly In Love With Pandora” was written and performed by Ian Dury. After many years I found out by chance that Ian Dury wrote that – for me so special – song and I’m still feeling with Adrian Mole’s growing pains of adolescence. PANDORA’S LOVE is an homage to the musician, actor and artist Ian Dury.

The fit of the vest in preppy retro style is relaxed and moderately cropped. The graphic slip stitch pattern is reminiscent of brickwork and is easy to memorize. The vest is worked bottom up seamlessly in rounds. After the hem ribbing is completed the contrasting color is added. When the body is long enough, front and back are worked flat separately to form the armholes. Decreases form the V-neck. The shoulders are shaped with short rows and the seams are closed with a 3-needle-bind-off. After the body is completed, stitches are picked up along the neck opening. The ribbed neck is worked flat and the ends need to be sewn to form the overlapping detail at the center of the V-neck. Stitches are picked up around the armholes to finish the sleeveless vest with ribbing.

Skill level: intermediate

FINISHED VEST MEASUREMENTS
Recommended to be worn with approximately 10 cm / 4” positive ease. Measure around the chest and choose the size that fits best.

Chest circumference:
Size 1: 89 cm / 34.75”
Size 2: 94 cm / 37”
Size 3: 100 cm / 39.25”
Size 4: 106 cm / 41.5”
Size 5: 112 cm / 43.75”
Size 6: 117 cm / 46”
Size 7: 123 cm / 48.25”
Size 8: 129 cm / 50.5”

YARN
John Arbon Textiles Yarnadelic
333 m / 364 yards per 100 g skein
100% Falklands Corriedale

YARDAGE
C1: 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3) hanks or approx. 440 (490, 500, 620, 680, 750, 840, 950) meters / 481 (536, 547, 678, 744, 820, 919, 1039) yards .
C2: 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) hank(s) or approx. 290 (330, 350, 410, 450, 500, 560, 630) meters / 317 (361, 383, 449, 492, 547, 613, 689) yards.
Sample (Size 3) is shown in Black Gold of the Sun (C1) and The Beautiful Ones (C2).

GAUGE
28 sts & 50 rows in main stitch pattern worked in the round to 10 cm x 10 cm (4” x 4”) after blocking

NEEDLES
2.75 mm / US 2 circular needle or needle size needed to get gauge