Moonlight Vest

The Moonlight Vest is a cabled vest with a crew neck and folded collar. The textured fabric shows off yarn that has any kind of shine.  The vest is worked top down. You begin by knitting flat for the front and back, then join in the round for the body. Armbands, waist hem and collar are picked up and knit. The collar is folded double and sewn down. All sizes have been graded to achieve the same look as modeled. The garment has a relaxed fit whereby the shoulders drape just slightly over the arms. There is armhole shaping for larger sizes.

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Details

Skill Level: Intermediate. Pattern involves cables, increases, picking up stitches, sewing a folded neckline.

Garment Bust Circumferences

Sizes 1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6) [7, 8] 

Centimetres: 82, 93.5, 105.5 (117, 129, 140.5) [152.5, 164]

Inches: 32.25, 36.75, 41.5 (46, 50.75, 55.25) [60, 64.5]

The vest is designed to have about 1 to 4 cm (0.4 to 1.5 inches) of positive ease around the bust. The sample shown was knit in size 1 and modelled with 1 cm (0.4 inches) of positive ease. Select a size with larger positive ease if intended as a layering garment.

Suggested Yarn

As the sample yarn is discontinued, it is suggested to use any light fingering to fingering weight, wool blend yarn.

Sample: Katia Kiss in colour 65

1000, 1200, 1300 (1500, 1600, 1800) [1900, 2000] metres

1094, 1312, 1422 (1640, 1750, 1969) [2078, 2187] yards

Needles and Gauge

3.0 mm, 16” or suitable medium circumference circular needles

Using 3.0 mm needles, in cable stitch pattern, 41 stitches and 43 rows = 10 cm by 10 cm