Wednesday 30 June 2010

Knitted Vest Top

I am a great fan of lace patterns, I have tried several lace patterns, so here's a vest top for you to try...



Close up of the lace....



Here's the pattern:

Materials
Patons Serenity DK (00004)
Pair each of 31/4 mm (UK 10) and 4 mm (UK 8)
needles.
150 cm of narrow ribbon.
Tension
20 sts and 31 rows to 10 cm (lace pattern), 20 sts and
28 rows to 10 cm (stocking stitch) on 4 mm needles or
size needed to achieve stated tension.
Check your tension before starting your garment. If
there are too many stitches to 10 cm, your tension is tight and you
should change to a larger size needle. If there are too few, your
tension is loose and you should change to a smaller size needle. It is
essential to work to the stated tension, and we cannot accept
responsibility for the finished product if any yarn other than the
specified yarn is used.

Abbreviations

alt=alternate; beg=beginning; cont=continue;
dec=decrease by working 2 sts together; foll=following;
inc=increase by working into front and back of st;
K=knit; meas=measures; P=purl; patt=pattern; sso=pass
slipped st over; rem=remain(ing); rep=repeat; RS=right
side; sL1K=slip 1 knitways; st(s)=stitch(es); stocking st=1
row K, 1 row P; tog=together; yfwd=yarn forward; 0=no
stitch, time or row to be worked in this size;
cm=centimetres; in=inches; mm=millimetres.

Instructions are given for the first size, with larger sizes
given in square brackets [ ]. Where only one figure is
given this applies to all sizes.

Instructions

Back
With 4 mm needles, cast on 93 [100, 100, 107, 114, 121] sts.
Lace patt thus:
Row 1 – (RS), K2, *K2tog, yfwd, K1, yfwd, sL1K, K1, psso, K2; rep from * to end.
Row 2 – Purl.
Row 3 – K1, *K2tog, yfwd, K3, yfwd,sL1K, K1, psso; rep from * to last st, K1.


Vest Top
Patons
To fit bust, approx
81 86 91 97 102 107 cm
32 34 36 38 40 42 in
Actual Size
85 91 95 101 107 111 cm
33.5 36 37.5 40 42 43.5 in
Length (approx)
56 57 58 59 60 61 cm
22 22.5 23 23 23.5 24 in
Patons Serenity DK (00004): 50g balls
5 5 5 6 6 6

Row 4 – Purl.
These 4 rows form lace patt

Cont in lace patt until Back meas 28 [29, 29, 30, 30, 31] cm,
ending with WS facing for next row.

Next row - (WS), P3 [5, 9, 7, 8, 5],P2tog, (P10 [9, 18, 16, 14,
10], P2tog) 7 [8, 4, 5, 6, 9] times, P to end (85 [91, 95, 101,
107, 111] sts).
Rib patt thus:
Row 1 - (RS), K0 [1, 1, 0, 1, 1], *P1, K1; rep from * to last 1 [0,
0, 1, 0, 0] st, P1 [0, 0, 1, 0, 0].
Row 2 - P0 [1, 1, 0, 1, 1], *K1, P1; rep from * to last 1 [0, 0, 1,
0, 0] st, K1 [0, 0, 1, 0, 0].
These 2 rows form rib patt.

Next row - (RS), rib 6 [9, 3, 6, 9, 3], yfwd, K2tog, *rib 6, yfwd,
K2tog; rep from * to last 5 [8, 2, 5, 8, 2] sts, rib to end.
Cont in rib patt until Back meas 36 [37, 37, 38, 38, 39] cm,
ending with RS facing for next row.
Shape armholes

Keeping rib correct, cast off 4 [5, 5, 6, 6, 7] sts at beg of next 2
rows (77 [81, 85, 89, 95, 97] sts).**
Dec 1 st at each end of next 5 [5, 5, 5, 7, 7] rows, then on foll 3
[4, 5, 6, 6, 6] alt rows (61 [63, 65, 67, 69, 71] sts).
Cont straight until armhole meas 15 [15, 16, 16, 17, 17] cm,
ending with RS facing for next row.

Shape back neck
Next row – (RS), patt 20 [20, 21, 21, 22, 23] sts, turn and
work this side first.
Dec 1 st at neck edge of next 8 rows, then on foll alt row (11
[11, 12, 12, 13, 14] sts).
Work 3 rows, ending with RS facing for next row.

Shape shoulder
Cast off 5 [5, 6, 6, 6, 7] sts at beg of next row.
Work 1 row.
Cast off rem 6 [6, 6, 6, 7, 7] sts.
With RS facing, rejoin yarn to rem sts, cast off centre 21 [23,
23, 25, 25, 25] sts, rib to end. Complete to match first side,
reversing shapings.

Front
Work as for Back to **.
Dec 1 st at each end of next 5 [5, 5, 5, 6, 6] rows (67 [71, 75,
79, 83, 85] sts).
Work 1 [1, 1, 1, 0, 0] row, ending with RS facing for next row.
Shape front neck
Next row – (RS), work 2 tog, rib 24 [25, 27, 28, 30, 31], turn
and work this side first.

Keeping rib correct, dec 1 st at neck edge of next 6 rows, then
on foll 3 alt rows, then on 2 foll 4th rows, then on foll 6th row
and at same time dec 1 st at armhole edge of 2nd and foll 1 [2,
3, 4, 5, 5] alt rows (11 [11, 12, 12, 13, 14] sts).
Cont straight until Front matches Back to start of shoulder
shaping, ending with RS facing for next row.
Shape shoulder

Cast off 5 [5, 6, 6, 6, 7] sts at beg of next row.
Work 1 row.
Cast off rem 6 [6, 6, 6, 7, 7] sts.
With RS facing, rejoin yarn to rem sts, cast off centre 15 [17,
17, 19, 19, 19] sts, rib to end. Complete to match first side,
reversing shapings.

MAKE UP
Press following instructions on ball band.
Join right shoulder seam.
Neck Border
With RS facing and using 31/4 mm needles, knit up 50 [50,
52, 52, 54, 54] sts down left side of front neck, 15 [17, 17, 19,
19, 19] sts from front, 50 [50, 52, 52, 54, 54] sts up right side
of front
neck, 14 sts down right side of back neck, 21 [23, 23, 25, 25,
25] sts from back, then 14 sts up left side of back neck (164
[168, 172, 176, 180, 180] sts).
Cast off knitways (on WS).
Join left shoulder and Neck Border seam.
Armhole Borders (Both alike)


With RS facing and using 31/4 mm needles, knit up 88 [90,
94, 96,
100, 102] sts evenly all round armhole edge.
Cast off knitways (on WS).
Join side and Armhole Border seams. Starting and ending
either side of centre front, thread ribbon through eyelet holes
near lower edge of rib section and tie ends in a bow.

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