​Long Knit Vest with Cables

You’ll need:

750 (800)g of yellow-pink Damasco yarn (83% cotton, 17% polyamide; 80m/50g);

Straight knitting needles 4,5;

Crochet hook 4;

5 buttons.

Size: S (M).

Used Patterns

Relief pattern with cables: the quantity of sts is multiple 27 + 14 (24) + 2 selvage sts. Work due to the scheme 1, on which only RS rows are stated. Make WS rows as sts face, yarn overs – as purls. Start with 1 selvage st (1 selvage st and sts before pattern repeat), pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat to arrow A (B) and 1 selvage st. Make 1^st-14^th rows x once, then, repeat 3^rd-14^th rows.

Pattern with cables: the quantity of sts is multiple 27 + 14 (24) + 2 selvage sts in the beginning of pattern. Work due to the scheme 2, on which only RS rows and 1 WS row are stated. Make the rest WS rows as sts face. Start with 1 selvage st (1 selvage st and sts before pattern repeat), pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat to arrow A (B) and 1 selvage st. For M size, make the last row before selvage st as purl in the last row. This st is marked with grey on the scheme. Make 1^st-6^th rows x once, then, repeat 3^rd-6^th rows. After the 2^nd row, the quantity of sts is multiple 20 + 11 (1) + 2 selvage sts.

Patterns order: 122 rows of relief pattern with cables and 66 (70) rows of pattern with cables = 188 (192) rows.

Stitches control: relief pattern with cables: 23 sts x 26,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Pattern with cables: 26,5 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 151 (161) sts and make 1 WS row of purls. Don’t take this row into account. Then, work due to the patterns order. Decrease 38 sts in the 1^st and 2^nd rows pf pattern with cables = 113 (123) sts. In 24 cm = 62 rows (25,5 cm = 66 rows) from the end of relief pattern with cables, bind off the central 35 sts for neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 3 sts in the next 2^nd row from inwards. Bind off the rest 36 (41) sts of shoulder in 25,5 cm = 66 rows (27 cm = 70 rows) from the end of relief pattern with cables.

Left Front

Cast on 77 (82) sts and make 1 WS row of purls. Then, work on the first 76 (81) sts of back and finish with selvage st, make purl2tog in the end of every RS in relief pattern with cables, make knit2tog after selvage st in every 2^nd row of pattern with cables. Decrease 19 sts in the 1^st and 2^nd rows in the pattern with cables = 58 (63) sts. In 17 cm = 44 rows (18,5 cm = 48 rows) from the end of relief pattern with cables, bind off 1 x 10 sts from left side of neck-hole, then, bind off 3 x 2 sts and 6 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. Finish the rest 36 (41) sts of shoulder at the height of back.

Right Front

Make in symmetry to the left front.

Assembly

Make shoulder and side seams (on lower 50 cm). Fasten arm-holes with 56 (64) single crochets. Then, make 1 circle row of “shrimp stitch”. Fasten front edges with 85 (89) single crochets and neck-hole with 74 single crochets = 244 (252) sts. Make 2 sts in 1 base st in this and next rows. Make 2 rows of single crochets and 1 row of “shrimp stitch”, make button-hp;es on the right front. Sew buttons.