Thea's Vest by Claudia Krisniski

Thea's Vest

Knitting
July 2021
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
5 stitches and 7 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette stitch with largest needle
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
600 - 950 yards (549 - 869 m)
8 sizes: 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49" finished chest
English
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Thea’s Vest
a countrywool pattern
© 2020

countrywool
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on the web: www.Countrywool.com

This vest is knit in-the-round until the armhole, then the stitches are divided and knit back and forth on the circular needle until reaching the shoulders, which are knit together to bind them off.

gauge of 5 stitches=1”
Finished Chest Sizes: 35”, 37”, 39”, 41”, 43”, 45”, 47”, 49”

Ultra Wool 100% super wash wool (100 grams/219 yards) see chest sizes below 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5 skeins
US #7 (or size needed to achieve gauge) circular needle 24-32”
US #5 circular needle 24-32”
US #5 circular needle 16”
darning needle
16” or longer stitch holder OR extra circular needle smaller than #7 (to hold half the sts of the vest)
6 - 2 ended stitch holders
Two length 24” smooth waste yarn

SIZES IN PATTERN (IN INCHES)

  1. chest(finished) 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49
  2. side body length 11 11.5 12 12.5 13 13.5 14 14.5
  3. shoulder width 5.5 6 6.5 6.5 6.8 6.8 7 7
  4. shoulder depth 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5
  5. total length 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Gauge: 5 sts=1” on # 7 needle. Get it right…change needles if necessary!