Test knitting begins 7th of October, before the pattern is released.

Chiye – Japanese for blessed – is this A-line vest with central braids that move towards the shoulder on the fronts and follow your spine on the back. A double seed stitch panel adds depths to the cables, before the sides fade into stockinette stitch. The vest is framed by double stockinette stitch bands at the bottom and along the opening. A deep V-neck makes the vest a great layering piece, that you can close with a shawl pin. Chiye is knitted in the soft Norwegian lambswool yarn Sol from Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Shown in size 2.

Finished measurements:
Bust: 86 (94, 102, 110, 122) (134, 146, 158, 170) cm/33.75 (37, 40.25, 43.25, 48) (52.75, 57.5, 62.25, 67)“ plus 2 cm/0.75” frontband.
Bottom width: 98 (106, 114, 122, 134) (146, 158, 170, 182) cm/38.5 (41.75, 45, 48, 52.75) (57.5, 62.25,
Length: 70 (71, 72, 73, 74) (75, 76, 77, 78) cm/27.5 (28, 28.25, 28.75, 29.25) (29.5, 30, 30.25, 30.75)”
Intended ease: 2-7 cm/0.75-2.75” positive ease. Sample shown is 94 cm/37” and worn with 12 cm/4.75” positive ease on model.

Yarn: Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk, Sol lamullgarn (100% lambswool, 290 m/317 yds, 100 g).
Sample is knitted Melert lys brun 450; 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5, 6) skeins; 672 (754, 836, 918, 1042) (1166, 1290, 1414, 1538) m/735 (825, 914, 1004, 1140) (1275, 1411, 1546, 1682) yds.
https://ull.no/produktkategori/garn/sol-lamullgarn/

Alternative Yarns: Berroco, Ultra Alpaca Light (50% alpaca, 50% wool, 50 g, 133 m/144 yds). http://www.berroco.com/yarns/berroco-ultra-alpaca-light
Jamieson’s, Double Knitting (100% wool, 25 g, 75 m/82 yds).
http://www.jamiesonsofshetland.co.uk/spindrift-and-double...
Malabrigo, Arroyo, (100% superwash merino, 100 g, 306 m/335 yds).
https://malabrigoyarn.com/yarns/arroyo
Or another DK/8 ply yarn.

Needles: 3.5 mm/US 4 circular needle (80 cm/32”)
2 sets of 3 mm/US 2.5 circular needle (100 cm/40”, extra set for hem and frontbands).
Adjust needle size as needed to match gauge.

Notions: Stitch markers (removable), stitch holders, cable needle and yarn needle.

Gauge: 21 sts and 30 rows in St st using 3.5 mm/US 4 needle measures 10 cm/4” square after blocking.
9 sts in Braid using 3.5 mm/US 4 needle measures about 3 cm/1.25” across after blocking.

Notes: The vest is worked from the bottom up, in pieces, then seamed. The hem is cast on with 2 sets of circular needles. The frontband is picked up with 2 sets of circular needles to avoid seaming the double band to the wrong side at the end.