Pattern Description from A Fine Fleece: “For some time, I’ve wanted to play with the concept of the trinity stitch and a three-strand braid. I couldn’t resist placing the braid in a panel of three across the back of the vest. I employed more organic shaping, allowing the tighter gauge of the braids to form subtle shaping at the lower edge. As a handspinner able to customize any fiber I can imagine, I took the concept of three even further into the fiber design. The gray handspun yarn is a careful mix of three different animal fibers: wool, alpaca, and mohair, each 33% of the total weight, in three varying shades of gray.”

Skill Level: Intermediate

Finished Measurements:

• Chest 35 (38, 42, 45, 49)“ (89, 96.5, 106.5, 114, 124.5cm)
• Length 19 (19.5, 20, 20.5, 21)“ (48.5 49.5, 51, 52, 53.5cm)

Yarn: #4 medium

• 600 (700, 750, 800, 850) yds (549 640, 686, 732, 777m) heavy worsted weight
• 3 (3, 4, 4, 4) skeins Harrisville Designs Orchid with Cashmere, 3.5 oz (100g) skeins, each approximately 240 yds (220m), 35% mohair, 70% fine virgin wool, 5% cashmere, 256 Wisteria

Needles and Notions:

• US size 8 (5mm) 24” (60cm) or 32” (79cm) circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
• US size 8 (5mm) knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
• Stitch markers
• Cable needle
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle
• 5 buttons, 3/4” (2cm) in diameter

Note: Vest is worked in one piece, back and forth in rows, from the lower edge to the armhole. Back and Fronts are then worked separately and shoulders are joined with a three-needle bind-off.