Introducing Spiderman I Love You, a delicate cropped vest worked overall in Spider Lace – an energetic 6 stitch by 12 row repeat, surprisingly easy to remember. This is a seamless knit, worked bottom-up and in-the-round to the armholes, where the bodice splits and front and back panels are worked separately. Its borders are trimmed with wide ribbing, following the rhythm of its lace.
Named for a little boy’s imaginings that jumped to his grandmother’s needles, this design is both functional and fun – suitable for all seasons. Enjoy!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 32½ (37½, 42½, 45, 50, 52½, 57½)“/ 82.6 (95.3, 108, 114.3, 127, 133.4, 146.1) cm
Length: 22¾ (23¼, 23½, 23¾, 24, 24¼, 24½)”/ 57.8 (59.1, 59.7, 60.3, 61, 61.6, 62.2) cm

MATERIALS
Yarn
Shown in Woolstok Worsted yarn by Blue Sky Fibers (100% Fine Highland wool; 123 yards /112 m per 50g skein); color – Driftwood #1312; 4 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins, or for comparable yarn, approximately 485 (570, 645, 690, 775, 820, 900) yards / 445 (520, 590, 630, 710, 750, 825) m.
I always have additional yarn on-hand for swatching.

Needles
US7/ 4.5 mm or size to obtain gauge
• 1 24”/ 60 cm to 32”/ 80 cm circular
• 1 24”/ 60 cm circular or 1 pair straight (for upper bodice)
• 1 16”/ 40 cm circular (for armhole trim)
US6/ 4.0 mm, one size smaller than above
• 1 16”/ 40 cm circular (for neckline trim)

Notions
• Stitch markers, varying colors helpful
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle

GAUGE (after blocking)
• 20 sts and 32 rows = 4”/ 10.2 cm in Stockinette stitch
• 19.2 sts and 26.8 rows (30.4 rnds) = 4”/ 10.2 cm in Spider Lace

SKILLS REQUIRED
Long-tail cast on, circular knitting, decreasing (ssk, k2tog, sl1-k2tog-psso), increasing (yo), stitch pick-up around neckline and armholes, short row shaping, 3-needle BO, and blocking.

10 page pdf includes pattern instructions, photographs, schematics, tutorial links, and definitions for relevant abbreviations.

And just for fun, here’s a link to the source of its name.