Playing with gradients should be an exercise in fun! Though you can choose to use whatever color combinations you like, there’s always something soothing about using a combination that fades from one color to another.
This vest is worked in one piece from the bottom up, and divided at the armholes to work the fronts and back separately. With a contrasting darker color used to anchor the edges, the other colors are changed every time one of the 6-row peerie patterns is worked. A 3-row slip stitch pattern is worked at the center of every section between the peerie patterns. Moss stitch edges the bottom of the vest, while narrow bands of garter edge the front/neck and armhole edges. And Three-Needle BO is used to join the shoulders.
Finished Measurements:
Bust: 4¼ (38¼, 42¼, 46¼, 50¼, 54¼, 58¼, 62¼)“ / 87 (97, 107.5, 117.5, 127.5, 138, 148, 158) cm, with ½” 1.5 cm overlap
Length: 20 (20½, 21, 21½, 22, 22½, 23, 23½)“ / 51 (52, 53.5, 54.5, 56, 57, 58.5, 59.5) cm
Yarn amounts:
Colors 1–6: Aesir Mini Set (548 yds / 501 m); 6 colors, 92 yds / 84 m] of each color, 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) set(s), color: Saturnalia
426 (473, 536, 592, 646, 693, 744, 797) yds / 390 (433, 490, 541, 591, 634, 680, 729) m total
Color 7: Aesir; 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s), color: Hit it Cricket. Note: The size Small sample used almost the entire skein of this color; you may want to purchase an extra skein to make sure to have enough yarn.
266 (269, 304, 337, 367, 395, 422, 452) yds / 243 (246, 273, 308, 336, 361, 386, 413) m
Note: For Colors 1–3, you will need at least 82 (92, 102, 111, 121, 130, 140, 150) yds / 75 (84, 93, 101, 111, 119, 128, 137) m each,
for Colors 4 and 5: you will need at least 80 (86, 97, 105, 114, 120, 127, 131) yds / 73 (79, 89, 96, 104, 110, 116, 120) m each, and
for Color 6: you will need at least 20 (26, 36, 49, 55, 63, 71, 85) yds / 18 (24, 33, 45, 50, 58, 65, 78) m
You’ll also need 5 buttons, 13/16” or 20 mm diameter