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Invest your time in something beautiful. Worked in the round in stranded colorwork.
$6.00 US
Finished measurements:
Bust: 30 (33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54)" / 76 (84, 91.5, 99, 106.5, 114.5, 122, 129.5, 137) cm
Length: 20 (20 ¼, 21 ¼, 21 ½, 22, 22 ½, 23 ¼, 23 ½, 23 ¾)" / 51 (51.5, 54, 54.5, 56, 57, 59, 59.5, 60.5) cm
Shown in size 36" / 91.5 cm
Intended to be worn with 0–2" / 0–5 cm negative ease.
Yarn:
Miss Babs Northumbria Fingering—BFL (437 yd / 400 m per 3 ½ oz / 100 g skein; 100% Superwash Blue Faced Leicester Wool):
1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skeins in Blackbird Shadows (MC)
1 (1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins in Coventry Monochrome (CC)
Needles & Notions:
Size 4 US / 3.5 mm circular needles, 16 and 24" / 40 and 60 cm long
Size 3 US / 3.25 mm circular needle, 16" / 40 cm long
Size 2 ½ US / 3 mm circular needles, 16 and 24" / 40 and 60 cm long
Stitch markers, tapestry needle, sewing machine or needle and thread
Gauge: 32 sts and 34 rows = 4" / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch over charted colorwork pattern using largest needles
Construction Notes: This vest is worked in the round from the bottom up in stranded colorwork with waist shaping. The colorwork pattern is given in chart form only. Instructions are provided for working the upper body in the round with steeks for the front neck and armholes, or back and forth in rows. |
