​Knit Vest with Holes

You’ll need:

225g of grey-brown Kid Silk yarn (75% kid mohair, 25% silk; 225m/25g);

Knitting needles 12 and 15;

Crochet hook 10;

2 buttons.

Size: S (M).

Note: work in 8 threads of yarn.

Used Patterns

Pattern for plackets: 1^st row: 1 selvage st, * slip 1 knit st, 1 purl*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st;

2^nd row: 1 selvage st, * 1 knit st, 1 purl*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st.

Repeat 1^st-2^nd rows.

Main pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 2 selvage sts.

1^st row: 1 selvage st, * 1 purl, 2 knit sts, 1 purl*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st;

2^nd row: 1 selvage st, * 1 knit st, 2 purls, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st;

3^rd row: 1 selvage st, * knit2tog, 2 yarn overs, 1 broaching*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st;

4^th row: 1 selvage st, * 1 purl, make 1 cross knit st and 1 purl from 2 yarn overs, 1 purl*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st;

5^th row: 1 selvage st, * 1 knit st, 2 purls, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st;

6^th row: 1 selvage st, * 1 purl, 2 knit sts, 1 purl*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st;

7^th row: 1 selvage st, * 1 yarn over, 1 broaching, knit2tog, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st;

8^th row: 1 selvage st, * make 1 cross knit st and 1 purls from yarn over of the previous row, 1 purl from yarn over of the previous row*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st.

Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.

Stitches control: 8 sts x 8 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back/Front

Cast on 42 (46) 50 sts with knitting needles 12 and make 8 cm with pattern for plackets. Then, change to knitting needles 15 and work with the main pattern. In 43 cm from the set-up row, bind off 3 (4) 5 sts from both sides for arm-holes and 7 (8) 9 x 1 st in every 2^nd row, for this, make 1 selvage st, 2 knit sts, 1 broaching from the right side and knit2tog, 2 knit sts, 1 selvage st from the left side. In 63 cm from the set-up row, bind off the rest 22 sts.

Assembly

Make side seams. For collar, transfer previously left sts and work with straight and reversed rows with pattern for plackets and knitting needles 15, make neighboring selvage st together in the 1^st row = 42 sts. In 8 cm from the beginning of collar, bind off all sts. Then, fasten collar with 1 row of slip sts with crochet hook 10. Sew buttons to collar.