Milky Way Knit Vest
You’ll need:
5-5-6-6-7-7 skeins of yarn (65% merino wool, 35% polyamide; 70m/50g) – yarn A;
3-3-4-4-5-5 skeins of yarn (54% cotton, 46% viscose; 110m/50g) – yarn B;
Circle knitting needles 8 (80 cm long);
Circle knitting needles 8 (40 cm long) for sleeves.
Size: S-M-L-XL-XXL-XXXL.
Stitches control: 13 sts x 18 rows = 10 x 10 cm (garter stitch).
Used Patterns
Garter stitch: all knit sts;
Garter stitch (circle rows): * 1 rows of knit sts, 1 row of purls*; repeat from * to *;
Stripes: work with garter stitch in the following order: * 2 rows with A yarn, 2 rows with B yarn*; repeat from * to *.
Instructions
Main Part
Make front and back with circle knitting needles. Back is made as one-piece cloth. Cast on 106-114-124-136-146-162 sts with yarn A, then, make stripes due to the previously mentioned description, start from RS.
When the length of the vest is 49-50-51-52-53-54 cm, place 2 markers, counting 22-24-26-29-31-35 sts from each end (there are 62-66-72-78-84-92 sts in the middle). Divide your work in half and finish both parts separately.
Back
= 62-66-72-78-84-92 sts. Continue work with stripes until the length of your vest is 68-70-72-74-76-78 cm, then, bind off the central 16-16-18-18-20-20 sts for the neck-hole and knit shoulders separately. Bind off 1 st from the side of neck-hole = 22-24-26-29-31-35 sts of the rest shoulder sts. Bind off the shoulder loosely, when the total length of back is 70-72-74-76-78-80 cm.
Right Front
= 22-24-26-29-31-35 sts. Continue work with stripes until the length is 70-72-74-76-78-80 cm and bind off the sts loosely.
Left Front
Make in the same way, as right front.
Assembly
Sew shoulder seams.
Sleeves
Knit around with yarn A. Lift 56-58-60-62-64-68 sts in the main part of cloth in the place of arm-hole and make 1 circle row of purls, at the same time, make 3 cm with garter stitch and bind off the sts loosely.
Right Breast
Work with yarn A. Lift from 10 to 110 sts along the right breast and cast on 12-12-12-14-14-14 sts for the collar. Make the next row with knit sts - 95-99-103-105-109-113 sts = 107-111-115-119-123-127 sts. Work with 2 x 2 rib, finish with 1 purl = 26-27-28-29-30-31 WS sections. Continue work with rib for 4 cm more, then, increase 10-10-12-12-14-14 sts from RS in the end of WS section (around back neck-hole) = 117-121-127-131-137-141 sts. When the width of breast is 8 cm, increase 1 knit st in the last 10-10-12-12-14-14 RS sections = 127-131-139-143-151-155 sts. When the width of breast is 10-10-10-11-11-11 cm, bind off the sts loosely.
Left Breast
Cast on 12-12-12-14-14-14 sts with yarn A, lift the sts along the left breast from up to down and main in reflection to the right breast.
Assembly
Sew the collar in the middle of back neck-hole and sew it to the neck-hole line.