Goldenrod Vest
The size shown here is 38 (french measurement). Yarn : Nature Spun, Sport Weight de Brown Sheep Company Colors : 1 skein Natural, 1 skein Lullaby et 4 skeins Goldenrod. Sticks : 3mm (US#2,5) et 3.75 mm (US#5) Circular needle of 2.5 mm (US#1,5) and 6o & 80 cms. Gauge: 22 sts = 4 inches (10 cm) x 29 rows using 3.75 mm (US#5) needles 0ver stocking stitch.
Back :
Cast on 90 stitches using 3mm (US#2,5) needles and knit 4,7" in rib 1/1 (K1, P1 every row). Continue in stockinette stitch using 3.75 mm (US#5) needle and work 8,7" (until armhole shaping). In the 1st row of stockinette stitches, increase 4 x 1st at the beginning of each row, every 1,2". Armholes shaping : cast off 1x 5st- 1x 4st- 1x3st- 4x 1st at the beginning of each row. Work 6,3" and then increase at the beginning of each row : 2x 1st every 0,8". Work 1,6"and start the shoulders shaping : Cast off 1x 6st et 1x 5 st at the beginning of each row. Cast off the 48 remaining stitches.
Front :
Cast on 90 stitches using 3mm (US#2,5) needles and knit 4,7" in rib 1/1 (K1, P1 every row). Continue in stockinette stitch using 3.75 mm (US#5) needles and work 5,7" (until the beginning of the V neck shaping). In the 1st row of stockinette stitches, increase 4 x 1st at the beginning of each row, every 1,2". Shaping for V-neck starts at 10,4" of total height : divide the work in 2 sides and work these 2 sides separately : On the right side, at 3 ts from the edge, K2Tog 8 x 1st every 2 rows and 15x 1 st every 4 rows. Knit the first and the last stitch of the rows (it will be easier to pick up the stitches for knitting the collar). On the left side, at 3 sts from the edge, K2Tog into the back of the sts 8 x 1st every 2 rows and 15x 1 st every 4 rows. Knit the first and the last stitch of the rows (it will be easier to pick up the stitches for knitting the collar). You should have this :
ATTHE SAME TIME : At 13,4" (of total height), work the armhole shaping as for the back : at the beginning of each row cast off 1x 5st- 1x 4st- 1x3st- 4x 1st. Work 1,6" and start the shoulders shaping : cast off 1x 6st et 1x 5 st at the beginning of each row. Sew the shoulders. To knit the collar : using 2.5 mm (US#1,5) circular needle (80 cms) pick up 202 stitches and rib 1/1 : 1,2" in lullaby , 3 rows in natural , 1 row in goldenrod, 3 rows en natural, 1,2" in lullaby. Cast off. The sleeves : Using 2.5 mm (US#1,5) circular needle (60 cms), pick up 110 stitches and rib 1/1 1,2" in Goldenrod color. Cast off. Sew the sides of the vest.
To adapt this model to your size or to any other yarn :
With the gauge and your body measurements, you make arythmetics and count the stitches numbers you need to work the vest. The measurements for the model shown here are :
For the armholes shapes : you can count 1 more increase in the first group of cast off stitches for 2 sizes. For the V-Neck, the final number of cast off stitches is the same as for the back neck. So after the making of the V-neck you should have on your neddles the number of stitches to knit the shoulders as for the back. So depending on the yarn and the size of the vest, you might have to change the number of decreasing sequences. To pick up the stitches for the collar and the arms, you can use this formula : pick up 1 stitch in 3 rows out of 4. At the edges of the knitting, 1 row will look like a long loop and the next row will look like a knot. So picking up 3 rows out of 4 would be : \*long loop, knot, long loop and skip the next knot\*. Repeat between \*s along the edge. Then, you can change the height of the vest before the armholes shapes and the height of the ribbing in the front.
