Vest Tara is a versatile piece of clothing that can be dressed up or down, depending on the occasion. I have knit these vests with a mix of cotton, merino and alpaca (Lana Grossa - Ecopuno print), which is more suitable for spring, summer and fall. If you would change the yarn to wool this vest will be for winter layering.

Vest Tara is knitted bottom up and is easy to knit, because you use only easy stitches (knit and purl) and you don’t have to increase or decrease.

In the pattern you will find 2 versions:

• You can knit the bottom part of the vest in the round (version 1)
• Or you can knit flat and make a front and back piece and sew the sides together (version 2).

Knit in round: when we reach the armholes we divide the vest into a front and back piece. The rest of the top will be knitted flat and we sew the shoulder seams

Knit flat: we knit 2 identical pieces and sew the side seams and shoulder seams.

This vest is described in 5 sizes (S, M, L, XL and XXL) and the pattern is available in English and Dutch.

Size Chart:
Sizes S M L XL XXL
Size in inch 32-34 36-38 40-42 44-46 48-50
Size in cm 81-86 91-97 102-107 112-117 122-127
Vest Finished size
Size in inch 36 40 45 49 54
Size in cm 91 102 113 124 138
Length in inch 21.3 22 22.8 23.6 24.4
Length in cm 54 56 58 60 62

Level easy (knitted in round) or beginner (knitted flat)

Gauge with knitting needles 6 (US), 8 (UK), 4mm in stockinette stitch = 22 stitches and 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm /4 x 4 inch

Materials:

• Knitting needles in size 6 (US), 8 (UK), 4 mm (circular knitting needles for knitting in the round)
• Needle to sew seams
• Yarn with yarn weight: sport / 4 ply (I have used Ecopuno print color 101)

Used yarn in yards: 716, 831, 951, 1072, 1247
Used yarn in meters: 655, 760, 870, 980, 1140
Used skeins: 4, 4, 5, 5, 6 (1 skein Ecopuno print = 50 grams = 215 meters / 235 yards)