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This lovely vest is a great layering piece featuring a little pocket with unusual closure - a button loop that continues into a cable, asymmetrical front and short row shaping on shoulders and armholes.

The vest is worked in one piece to the underarm. From there, both fronts and back are worked separately and shoulders are shaped with short rows. Shoulder seams are joined with Three-Needle Bind Off and armholes are finished with a garter stitch edging that’s also shaped with short rows.

This pattern is printer friendly. You only need to print pages 2-6 for knitting instructions and pattern information, on page 7 you’ll find a gallery with more photos.

Tech edited by Alison Green Will.
August 8: now also available in Finnish.

Materials needed to knit this garment:
Yarn
4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins Rowan Kid Classic in # 841 Lavender Ice; 153 yds / 140 m per 50 g skein; 70 % lambswool, 26 % kid mohair, 4 % nylon

or approx. 615 (765, 765, 920, 920, 920, 1070, 1070) yds / 560 (700, 700, 840, 840, 840, 980, 980) m of other Aran weight yarn.

Needles & Notions
Size 8 US / 5.0 mm circular needle, approx. 32” / 80 cm long or longer
a spare needle in the same size

row counter
cable needle
ring markers
5-6 split ring markers
stitch holders or scrap yarn
tapestry needle
5 (5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6) buttons ¾” / 20 mm diameter and 1 button for pocket 1 ¼” / 30 mm diameter.