Vesey Street Vest by Kathleen Dames

Vesey Street Vest

Knitting
May 2021
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Vesey Street Stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
575 - 1355 yards (526 - 1239 m)
Chest circumference: 32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56) inches / 81.25 (91.5, 101.5, 111.75, 122, 132, 142.25) cm
English
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This handsome vest for man or woman knits up all in one piece with integrated buttonbands, tidy pockets, and short row shaping that makes for smooth shoulder straps. The Vesey Street Vest employs an easy-to-work slip-stitch quilting pattern and is virtually finish-free. Grab your favorite DK-weight yarn, and you’ll have a new wardrobe staple in no time.

Note: Stitch pattern provided in both written and charted formats.

Finished Sizes
Chest circumference: 32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56) inches / 81.25 (91.5, 101.5, 111.75, 122, 132, 142.25) cm
Length to underarm: 11 (11½, 12, 12½, 13, 13½, 14) inches / 28 (29.25, 30.5, 31.75, 33, 34.25, 35.5) cm
Length overall: 20 (21, 22, 23, 25, 26½, 27½) inches / 50.75 (53.25, 56, 58.5, 63.5, 67.25, 70) cm
Shown in Size 40 inches / 101.5 cm

Materials

  • Backyard Fiberworks Meadow DK (80% Merino wool, 10% cashmere, 10% Nylon; 231 yds / 211 m per 3.53 oz / 100 g skein), color: Midnight, 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6) skeins or approx. 575 (685, 785, 895, 1075, 1220, 1355) yds
  • US 4 / 3.5 mm 40-inch / 100-cm circular needle (or preferred length to accommodate chest circumference) or size needed to achieve gauge
  • Stitch markers, waste yarn, tapestry needle
  • 6 (6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8) ½ inch / 1.25 cm buttons

Gauge
20 sts x 30 rows in Vesey Street Stitch = 4 inches / 10 cm

Thanks!
Photographs: Gale Zucker Photography
Model: Zachary DiGirolamo
Technical editing: Laura Cameron