GreenDayEN

GreenDay -vest

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One beautiful day bought I the green yarn skein. I haven't got a clue what to knit of it, but the colours of the yarn were great. After a few months braising, the yarn told me that it would like to be a vest. So, I knitted a vest.

Yarn

Pirtin kehräämön karstalanka 140 tex 3, 200 g, colour kevät 720.

Gauge

16 sts and 18 rows = 10 cm (4")

Needles

Circular 4, 5 mm, 40 cm and 80 cm.

Cableneedle

Size

Women M/L (even smal, because the rib on the back makes the vest very fit-able)

Bust: 98 cm, without any stretching about 80 cm
Length under arm: 37 cm
From shoulder: 55 cm

Pattern

Before you start... read this

You could knit the vest in one piece; flat or circular.

In this pattern the vest has knitted flat, the only seam is in the front middle. I made the vest flat, because I thought to use buttons or zipper but then I decided only to sew the seam.

I use the word "flank", I have no idea is it right word for the place under the arm or is it something to eat :D. But anyway I hope you'll understand..

From the hem to the shoulders

Hem rib

Use 80 cm circular, CO 134 sts.

1. row (rs) and 2. row (ws):	K2 P2 rib
3. row:	Make the first cable twists by rib's K-sts. K 2nd st from the left needle first and then the 1st st. Purl P sts. Twist all K sts.
4. row:	K2 P2 rib (K knitwise and P purlwise)

Repeat rows 1-4 four more time. So make altogether 5 times cable twists.

Body

Some details of the Big Cables (look the chart):

The vest has 4 Big Cable. 2 on the left and 2 on the right. Left side cables are mirror image from right side cables.
Knit cables with 9 sts.
There are 2P sts both side of all the cables.
There is cable twist in every 4th row.

1. row(rs):

Knit

2 K (edge sts),
2 P,
9 K (right side front cable),
2 P, 11 K, 2 P,
9 K (right side flank :) cable)
2 P, 3 K,
*2 P, 6 K* (repeat *-* 6 times),
2 P, 3 K, 2 P,
9 K (left side flank cable),
2 P, 11 K, 2 P,
9 K (left side front cable),
2 P,
2 K (edge sts)

2. row (ws) and every other row (4, 6..):

K kntiwise, P purlwise.

3. row:

Follow and knit the cable twists from chart row 3.

Continue knitting following the charts until body is 27 cm high. Check that front cables' last twists are like in the photo . This will help to make beautiful neckline.

Front neckline

Note! Remember to continue flank cables by pattern.

Decreases to front. Both sides will decrease 16

1. row (rs):	BO 5 sts, follow the pattern end of the row.
2. row (ws):	BO 5 sts, follow the pattern end of the row.
3. and 4. rows:	BO 4 sts, follow the pattern end of the row.
5. and 6. rows:	BO 2 sts, follow the pattern end of the row.
7. row:	K3, sK2p. Follow the pattern untill 6 sts left. K3tog K3
8.-10. rows:	Follow the pattern
11. row:	K3, sKp. Follow the pattern untill 5 sts left. K2tog K3.
12.-14. rows:	Follow the pattern.
15. row:	Knit like 11 th row.
16. row:	Knit like 12 th row.

After neckline decreases the is 102 sts left.

Back

1. row (rs)	Knit following the pattern till right flank cable (K11 P2). BO all 9 cable sts. Knit back's rib to the left flank cable and BO cable sts. Follow the pattern to the end of the row.
	Devide sts to the back and front. Leave front's sts (13 sts right, 13 sts left) from the both edges to wait. Start to work with backside sts (60 sts)
2. row (ws)	Follow the pattern.
3. row (rs)	BO 2, follow the pattern to the end of the row.
. row (ws)	BO 2, follow the pattern to the end of the row.
5. row (rs)	K2, skp, knit until 4 sts left, k2tog, K2.
6. row (ws)	Follow the pattern.
7. row (rs)	Knit like the row 5.
8. row (ws)	Knit like the row 5.

Decrease 1 sts on the both edge every 4th row 3 times (place the decs to the 2 sts from the edge).

46 sts left. *K6 P2* repeat * * 5 times, K6

Knit 8 cm following the pattern.

Back's armholes and neckline

1. row (rs):	K 17, BO 12 sts, K 17.
	Knit left shoulder first.
2. row (ws) and every other row:	Follow the pattern.
3. row:	BO 2 sts, knit end of the row.

BO 2 sts twice on the beginning of the right side row and once 1 st. Knit one wrong side row following the pattern.

Leave 10 shoulder sts to wait on the needle.

Knit right shoulder as a mirror image for the left one. (decreases on the beginning of the wrong side rows).

Front Shoulders

After neckline decreases front shoulders have 13 sts each.

Right shoulder:

1. row (rs):	Follow the pattern.
2. row (wr):	BO 2 sts follow the pattern to the end of the row.

Knit 2 rows as in a pattern. On the 6th row BO 1 st on the armhole edge.

Continue knitting with last 10 sts 19 cm.

Leave sts on the needle to wait binding.

Left shoulder

Knit like right shoulder only mirror image (BO on the beginning of the right side rows).

Final

BO shoulders front and back together by three needle binding.

Armholes: Pick up from the armhole edge 60 sts using 40 cm circular needle. Knit 4 rows K2 P2 -rib. BO loosely.

Neckline: Pick up from the neckline edge 108 sts. Knit 8 rows Knit 4 rows K2 P2 -rib. BO loosely.

Sew the front seam or make button wholes or sew the zipper.

Trim the yarn ends and block.

Charts