​Knit Vest with Vertical Strips

You’ll need:

400 (450) 500g of beige Superlana yarn (100% merino wool; 110m/50g);

Knitting needles 4 and 4,5;

Circular knitting needles 4.

Size: S (M) L.

Used Patterns

Garter stitch, knitting needles 4: knit sts, in circle rows – 1 row of knit sts, 1 row of purls by turn;

All the following patterns – knitting needles 4,5.

Wrong-side pattern: in RS row – purls, in WS row – knit sts;

Strip A (7 sts wide): work due to the scheme 1, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows due to the ornament, cross knit sts – as cross purls. Repeat 1^st-36^th rows;

Strip B (21 sts wide): make in the same way, as stripe A, but due to the scheme 2.

Stitches control: 22 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 93 (101) 109 sts and make 1 cm = 4 rows of garter stitch, increase 10 sts in the last row = 103 (111) 119 sts. Then, work in the following way: 1 selvage st, 7 sts of wrong-side pattern, * 7 sts of strip A, 6 (8) 10 sts of wrong-side pattern*; repeat from * to * x once, 7 sts of stripe A, 7 sts of wrong-side pattern, 7 sts of strip A,7 sts of wrong-side pattern, 7 sts of strip A, 6 (8) 10 sts of wrong-side pattern, 7 sts of strip A*; repeat from * to * x once, 7 sts of wrong-side pattern, 1 selvage st. In 19 cm = 50 rows from the placket, bind off 1 st from both sides for better fitting, 3 x 1 st in every 6^th row, 3 x 1 st in every 4^th row = 89 (97) 105 sts. In 39,5 cm = 102 rows (37 cm = 96 rows) 34,5 cm = 90 rows from placket, increase 1 st from both sides, 2 x 1 st in every 8^th row and 2 x 1 st in every 6^th row = 99 (107) 115 sts. In 52,5 cm = 136 rows (50 cm = 130 rows) 47,5 cm = 124 rows from the placket, bind off 4 sts from both sides for arm-holes and 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts, 1 x 1 st in every 2^nd row = 75 (83) 91 sts. In 72 cm = 188 rows from the placket, bind off the central 19 (21) 23 sts for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 4 sts and 2 x 3 sts in every 2^nd row from inwards. In 75 cm = 196 rows from the placket, bind off the rest 18 (21) 24 sts.

Front

Make in the same way, as back, but after placket, work in the following way: 1 selvage st, 7 sts of wrong-side pattern, * 7 sts of strip A, 6 (8) 10 sts of wrong-side pattern*; repeat from * to * x once, 7 sts of strip A, 21 sts of strip B, 7 sts of strip A, * 6 (8) 10 sts of wrong-side pattern, 7 sts of strip A*; repeat from * to * x once, 7 sts of wrong-side pattern, 1 selvage st. Make fitting and arm-holes in the same way, as for back. In 68,5 cm = 178 rows from the placket, bind off the central 13 (15) 17 sts for the neck-hole and 5 x 2 sts and 3 x 1 st in every 2^nd row.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams; cast on 76 (80) 84 sts with circular knitting needles, make 2 cm of circle rows and bind off all the sts as knit sts. Cast on 88 (98) 108 sts with circular knitting needles along the arm-holes, make 2 cm of garter stitch and bind off all the sts as knit sts. Make side seams.