Lace weight version of vest modeled by 5 week old baby weighing approximately 4.5kg/10 1b A little vest for newborn baby boys and girls. Knit in lace weight yarn this vest is lovely and light yet still cosy for your new little baby. The yoke is knit sideways, from right to left, in garter stitch. Stitches are then picked up along the edge of the back and front of the yoke, and the body is knit in the round. Broken stripes of colour are added by a simple slip-stitch technique. The pattern can also be knit in fingering weight/4 ply yarn to make a vest for a larger baby.
Size
Small: newborn to 3 months (final chest measurement: 40cm/15%") Large: 3-6 months (final chest measurement: 46cm/18%") Yarn (see next page for further details) Small: Vintage purls lace, 200m/220yds main colour plus 18m/20yds contrast colour Large: Vintage purls sock, 220m/240yds main colour plus 20m/22yds contrast colour
Equipment
Knitting needles for knitting flat and in the round to get gauge Suggested needle sizes: Small: 2.75 mm (US size 2) Large: 3.25 mm (US size 3) One stitch marker
Gauge
Small: 30 sts per 10 cm/4" in stst and garter stitch, 60 rows per 10cm/4" in garter stitch Large: 26 sts per 10 cm/4" in stst and garter stitch, 52 rows per 10cm/4" in garter stitch
Yoke construction: The yoke is worked sideways starting at the right shoulder (1). Next, stitches are cast off to create the opening for the head and the front section is knit (2). Then yarn is rejoined to knit the back section (3). Stitches are then cast on to close the opening for the head and the left shoulder is knit.
Detailed yarn requirements
If wanting to use different MC and CCs on various sections of vest, these are the approximate requirements for each section: Small size: MC: yoke 80 m/88 yards, stst body 80 m/88 yards, garter st band 40 m/44 yards CC: 1.3 m/1.4 yards per stripe on yoke, 2.6 m/2.8 yards per stripe on garter st band Large size: MC: yoke 80m/88yards, stst body 100m/110 yards, garter st band 40m/44 yards CC: 1.5 m/1.65 yards per stripe on yoke, 3 m/3.3 yards per stripe on garter st band
Abbreviations
CC: contrast colour K: knit K2tog: knit two stitches together m1L: increase by making a lef lending stitch: Insert left needle from front to back under the thread running from last worked stitch on left needle to the next stitch on the right needle, with right needle knit into the back of the stitch m1R: increase by making a right lending stitch: Insert left needle from back to front under thread running from last worked stitch on left needle to the next stitch on the right needle, with right needle knit into the front of the stitch MC: main colour Pwise: insert the needle as if to purl RS: right side sl: slip stitch sts: stitches st st: stockinette/stocking stitch wyib: with yarn in back wyif: with yarn in front WS: wrong side
PATTERN
Instructions are the same for both lace weight and fingering/4ply weight versions, except for measurements as indicated.
Yoke
The yoke is worked sideways, starting with the right shoulder and finishing with the left shoulder.
Right shoulder
Cast on 57 sts with main colour using old Norwegian cast on or preferred cast on method Rows 1-4 (MC): Knit Row 5 RS (CC): K3, (sl 3 sts pwise wyib, K9) 4 times, sl 3 sts pwise wyib, K3 Row 6 WS (CC): K3, (sl 3 sts pwise wyif, K9) 4 times, sl 3 sts pwise wyif, K3 Rows 7-12 (MC): Knit Row 13 RS (CC): (K9, sl 3 sts pwise wyib) 4 times, K9 Row 14 WS (CC): (K9, sl 3 sts pwise wyif) 4 times, K9 Rows 15-20 (MC): Knit Row 21 RS (CC): K3, (sl 3 sts pwise wyib, K9) 4 times, sl 3 sts pwise wyib, K3 Row 22 WS (CC): K3, (sl 3 sts pwise wyif, K9) 4 times, sl 3 sts pwise wyif, K3 Rows 23-27 (MC):Knit Continue in MC until otherwise instructed Row 28 WS: K22, cast off 17 sts, K18 The front and back sections of the yoke are now worked separately to make the opening for thehead. Front Row 1 RS: knit 18 (you will now only be working on these 18 sts until otherwise instructed) Row 2: K2tog, K16 Row 3: knit Row 4: K2tog, K15 Row 5 knit Row 6: k2tog, K14 Knit 36 rows on these 15 sts, ending after a wrong side row (36 rows will equal 18 garter stitch row bumps) Row 1 RS: K to last sts, m1L, K1 Row2:knit Rows 3-6: Repeat rows 1 and 2 twice more (3 sts increased in total) Row 7: knit one row (18 sts in total) Break yarn and put these stitches on holder, or waste yarn.
Back
Rejoin yarn to 22 sts left on the right shoulder section, starting at neck edge. These stitches will be used to knit the back section of the yoke. Row 1 RS: K2tog K20 Row 2: knit Row 3: K2tog, K19 Row 4: knit Row 5: k2tog, K18 Row 6: knit Knit 36 rows on these 19 sts, ending after a wrong side row (36 rows will equal 18 garter stitch row bumps) Row 1 RS: K1, m1R, K to end Row2:knit Rows 3-6: Repeat rows 1 and 2 twice more (3 sts increased in total), Row 7: knit (22 sts in total)
Left shoulder
To form the left shoulder, after working across the back section stitches, stitches are cast on, then the stitches from the front section are knit, thus completing the opening for the head. Row 1 WS: knit 22 sts from back section, cast on 17 sts using a cable cast on, knit the 18 sts from front section Rows 2-5:Knit Row 6 RS (CC): K3, (sl 3 sts pwise wyib, K9) 4 times, sl 3 sts pwise wyib, K3 Row 7 WS (CC): K3, (sl 3 sts pwise wyif, K9) 4 times, sl 3 sts pwise wyif, K3 Rows 8-13 (MC): Knit Row 14 RS (CC): (K9, sl 3sts pwise wyib) 4 times, K9 Row 15 WS (CC): (K9, sl 3 sts pwise wyif) 4 times, K9 Rows 16-21 (MC): Knit Row 22 RS (CC): K3, (sl 3sts pwise wyib, K9) 4 times, sl 3sts pwise wyib, K3 Row 23 WS (CC): K3, (sl 3 sts pwise wyif, K9) 4 times, sl 3 sts pwise wyif, K3 ROWS 24-29 (IVIU): KnIt Row 30 (MC): cast off all sts (if you are working the body in the same MC as the yoke of the vest then you do not need to break yarn after casting off the last stitch).
Body
Using main colour for body, pick up and knit 54 sts along the bottom edge of the back section, cast on 9 sts (backwards loop method) then pick up and knit 54 sts along the bottom edge of the front section, cast on 9 sts (backwards loop method). Join to knit in the round, placing a stitch marker to indicate start of round. Work in st st (knit all rounds) until vest measures 19 cm/7.5" (23 cm/9" for fingering/4 ply version) from top of shoulder or until 4 cm/1.5" (5 cm/2" for fingering/4 ply version) short of desired length. Next round: (K19, K2tog) 6 times (120 sts) Round 1: purl Round 2: knit Round 3: purl Round 4: knit Round 5: purl Round 6 (CC): (K9, sl 3 sts pwise wyib) 10 times Round 7 (CC): (P9, sl 3 sts pwise wyif) 10 times Round 8 (MC): knit Rounds 9 - 13 (MC): repeat rounds 1-5 Round 14 (CC): K3, sl 3 sts pwise wyib, (K9, sl 3 sts pwise wyib) 9 times, K6 Round 15 (CC): P3, sl 3 sts pwise wyif, (P9, sl 3 sts pwise wyif) 9 times, P6 Round 16 (MC): knit Rounds 17-21 (MC): repeat rounds 1-5 Round 22 (CC): (K9, sl 3 sts pwise wyib) 10 times Round 23 (CC): (P9, sl 3 sts pwise wyif) 10 times Round 24 (MC): knit Rounds 25-28 (MC): repeat rounds 1-4 Round 29 (MC): cast off purlwise To finish: weave in ends
