Knitting for women Double breasted vest

Double breasted vest

Double breasted vest



YARN

• 8 (9, 11, 12, 13, 14) 50 gm balls

Pride DK/8ply shade #118

• 6 buttons

NEEDLES AND TOOLS

• 3.5 mm knitting needles

• 4mm knitting needles

• 3.5 mm circular needle in 40cm & 80cm

• stitch markers

• wool sewing needle

MEASUREMENTS

To fit Size: 71-76 (81-86, 91-96, 104-109, 114-119, 124-129)cm Actual Bust Measurements 83 (94, 105.5, 116, 127.5, 138.5)cm Length of Back 62 (63.5, 66, 67.5, 70, 71)cm

SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS

W&T - wrap and turn (slip next st to right-hand needle, bring yarn around it and transfer back to left-hand needle, turn piece ready to work in opposite direction with yarn ready to к or p as est).

M1L - make 1 stitch left (pick up running thread from front to back, к it through the back loop)

M1R - make 1 stitch right (pick up running thread from back to front, к it through the front loop) ssk - slip, slip, knit (dec) slip 2 sts knitwise one at a time, then к them tog through the back loops

TENSION

22 sts by 30 rows over Stst to 10cm on 4mm needles

GETTING STARTED

K3/P3 RIBBING (multiple of 6 sts + 3)

Row 1: RS - КЗ, *p3, k3; rep from * to end.

Row 2:WS - P3, *k3, p3; rep from * to end.

Rep Rows 1-2 for patt.

Part 1