Knit Red Vest
You’ll need:
650g of red Baby wool yarn (40% wool, 20% bamboo, 40% acryl; 175m/50g);
Knitting needles 3,5 and 4,5;
Needle for sewing.
Size: L-XL.
Stitches control: 22 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Note: work in 2 threads of yarn.
Instructions
Back
Cast on 148 sts with knitting needles 3,5 and make 13 rows of 2 x 2 rib, start with 2 knit sts. Then, turn to knitting needles 4,5 and work with fancy pattern. Make purl2tog in the beginning and end of the 1st row and continue work on 146 sts (= 12 pattern repeats on 12 sts + 2 selvage st). Repeat 3rd-50th rows. At 32 cm height, bind off 1 x 5 sts, 1 x 2 sts, 3 x 1 st in every 2nd row from both sides. Then, crochet straight. At 58 cm height, bind off the central 34 sts for neck-hole and finish each side separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts and 1 x 1 st in every 2nd row for smooth rounding. At the same time, make shoulder chamfers, bind off 2 x 13 sts and 1 x 14 sts in every 2nd row. Make the second side in symmetry.
Right Front
Cast on 72 sts with knitting needles 3,5 and make 13 rows of 2 x 2 rib, start with 2 purls. Then, turn to knitting needles 4,5 and work with fancy pattern, increase 1 st in the beginning and end of the 1st row and continue work with pattern on 74 sts (= 6 pattern repeats of 12 sts + 2 selvage sts). At 32 cm height, bind off 1 x 5 sts, 1 x 2 sts, 3 x 1 st in every 2nd row from both sides for arm-holes. At the same time, at 32 cm height, start forming neck-hole. Bind off 24 x 1 st in every 3rd row from the side of neck-hole. At 58 cm height, make shoulder chamfer, bind off 2 x 13 sts and 1 x 14 sts in every 2nd row.
Left Front
Make in symmetry to the right front.
Assembly
Sew shoulder chamfers, sides of front and back with kitchener’s stitch. Cast on sts along front and neck-hole with knitting needles 3,5 and make 9 rows of 2 x 2 rib. Bind off sts loosely. Make 7 rows of 2 x 2 rib along arm-hole with knitting needles 3,5, bind off sts tightly.