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Home : Patterns : Light Summer Vest
 

Free Knitting Pattern
Light Summer Vest

Lion Brand® Muse - Jazz
Pattern #: 70048

SKILL LEVEL:  Easy

SIZE: Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X
Finished Chest 36 (38, 42, 46, 50) in. (91.5 (96.5, 106.5, 117, 127) cm)
Finished Length
23½ (24, 24½, 25, 25½) in. (59.5 (61, 62, 63.5, 65) cm)
Note: Pattern is written for smallest size with changes for larger sizes in parentheses. When only one number is given, it applies to all sizes. To follow pattern more easily, circle all numbers pertaining to your size before beginning.

CORRECTIONS: None
 

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Color (A)
Muse

Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 104-123: Muse Yarn:  Gold
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Discontinued - click here for possible substitutions


Color (B)
Jazz

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Muse
Sorry, product is discontinued; no colors are available.
Jazz
Sorry, product is discontinued; no colors are available.
*Muse (Article #104) is a sport-weight hand-dyed yarn of 100% cotton. It is packaged in 2.00 oz./55 g (530 yd/484 m) spools.
*Jazz (Article #105) is 100% linen and is packaged in 1.75 oz./50 g (490 yd/448 m) hanks.

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MATERIALS QUANTITY PRICE ALT QTY  
•  104-123 Muse Yarn: Gold 2 balls $19.42 (2, 2, 3, 3) 
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Note: (A)
•  105-124 Jazz Yarn: Dark Khaki 2 balls $37.42 (2, 2, 3, 3) 
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Note: (B)
Lion Brand Knitting Needles- Size 8 [5 mm] 1 $3.60  
Lion Brand Stitch Holders 1 $5.99  
Lion Brand Stitch Markers 1 $2.49  
Large-Eye Blunt Needles (Set of 6) 1 $3.59  
Additional Materials
Circular knitting needle size 8 (5 mm), 36 in. (91.5 cm)
 
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Light Summer Vest

Lion Brand® Muse - Jazz

GAUGE:

19 sts + 23 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in St st (k on RS, p on WS) with 1 strand each of A and B held tog. BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make a 4 in. [10 cm] square, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.

STITCH EXPLANATION:

K1, p1 Rib
Row 1: *
K1, p1; rep from * to last st, k1.
Row 2: K the knit sts and p the purl sts.
Rep Row 2 for k1, p1 Rib.

BACK

With straight needles and 1 strand each of A and B held tog, cast on 85 (91, 99, 109, 119) sts. Work in k1, p1 Rib for 2 in. (5 cm), end with a WS row. Change to St st (k on RS, p on WS) and work until piece measures 15½ in. (39.5 cm) from beg, end with a WS row.

Shape Armholes
Bind off 5 (6, 8, 10, 11) sts at beg next 2 rows – 75 (79, 83, 89, 97) sts.

Shape Neck
Next Row (RS):
K2, k2tog, k34 (36, 38, 41, 45), slip st just k onto stitch holder (center st), k to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2 – 36 (38, 40, 43, 47) sts each side.
Next Row (WS): P 36 (38, 40, 43, 47) sts, join second balls of yarn (1 strand each A and B) and purl to end of row.
Working both sides at same time, with separate balls of yarn, dec 1 st at each armhole edge every RS row 5 (6, 7, 9, 11) times, AT THE SAME TIME, dec 1 st at each neck edge every RS row 19 (19, 20, 20, 21) times – 12 (13, 13, 14, 15) sts. Work even until armhole measures 7½ (8, 8½, 9, 9 1/2) in. (19 (20.5, 21.5, 23, 24) cm).

Shape Shoulders
On each shoulder, bind off 6 (6, 6, 7, 7) sts at beg next row. Work 1 row even. Bind off rem 6 (7, 7, 7, 8) sts.

FRONT

With straight needles and 1 strand each of A and B held tog, cast on 85 (91, 99, 109, 119) sts. Work in k1, p1 Rib for 2 in. (5 cm), end with a WS row.

Left Front
Next Row (RS):
K42 (45, 50, 54, 59) (for Left Front), slip rem 43 (46, 51, 55, 60) sts to st holder (for Right Front).
Next Row (WS): Purl.
Next Row: K across, dec 1 st at end of row (neck edge).

Dec 1 st at end of every 4th row 3 (7, 7, 7, 11) times, then at end of every 6th row 16 (12, 14, 13, 10) times, AND AT THE SAME TIME, when work measures 15½ in. (39.5 cm), work armhole shaping as for Back – 12 (13, 13, 14, 15) sts rem. Work even until armhole measures 7½ (8, 8½, 9, 9 1/2) in. (19 (20.5, 21.5, 23, 24) cm), end with a WS row. Shape shoulder as for Back.

Right Front
From RS, slip sts from holder back to needle and k to end.
Next Row (WS): Purl.
Next Row (RS): Dec 1 st, k to end of row.
Dec 1 st at beg of every 4th row 3 (7, 7, 7, 11) times, then at beg of every 6th row 16 (12, 14, 13, 10) times, AT THE SAME TIME, when piece measures 15½ in. (39.5 cm), work armhole shaping as for Back – 12 (13, 13, 14, 15) sts rem. Work even until armhole measures 7½ (8, 8½, 9, 9 1/2) in. (19 (20.5, 21.5, 23, 24) cm), end with a RS row. Shape shoulder as for Back.

FINISHING
Sew shoulder seams.

Neckband
With circular needle and 1 strand each of A and B held tog, beg at lower edge of Right Front after ribbing, pick up and k 94 (98, 102, 106, 108) sts along Right Front edge, 41 (43, 47, 49, 53) sts along Right Back neck edge, k1 from stitch holder (and mark for center Back st), pick up and k 41 (43, 47, 49, 53) sts along Left Back neck edge, and 94 (98, 102, 106, 108) sts down Left Front edge to ribbing – 271 (283, 299, 311, 323) sts. Do not join. Work back and forth in rows.
Row 1 (WS): *P1, k1; rep from * to last st, p1.
Row 2: Work in rib to 3 center Back sts, p3tog, rib to end.
Row 3: Work in rib to 3 center Back sts, k3tog, rib to end.

Rep last 2 rows 3 more times. Bind off.

Armband
From RS with 1 strand each of A and B held tog, pick up and k 77 (81, 87, 91, 97) sts evenly along armhole.
Row 1 (WS): *P1, k1; rep from * to last st, p1.
Row 2: *K1, p1; rep from * to last st, k1.
Bind off.

Sew side and armband seams. Lap Right Front neckband over Left Front neckband and sew together on RS and WS of work.

Weave in ends.


 
ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES
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beg = begin(s)(ning) dec = decreas(e)(s)(ing)
k = knit p = purl
rem = remain(s)(ing) rep = repeat(s)(ing)
RS = right side St st = Stockinette stitch
st(s) = stitch(es) tog = together
WS = wrong side  


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