About This Design:
This design evolved from a desire to have a plaid vest, that exudes some celtic feeling, without the usual abundance of difficult cable patterns.

I would have tired, quickly, of cabling the whole back, so devised an ascending-into-ribs pattern, that keeps the thickness of the back similar to the thickness of the stranded fronts.

The other details that make this vest interesting to look at, as well as knit, are the cabled armholes that match the direction of the cables on the back; the vertically-knit cabled front bands incorporating the buttonholes into the cable centers; and the only-2-seams construction method - this vest is knit in one piece, only the shoulders are seamed (but a 3-needle BO could be used, instead)! Pewter buttons add the finishing touch!

Sizes: S / M / L, shown in size Small

Yarn:
Bartlettyarns’ 2 ply wool, 210 yd / 4 oz hanks: 2 / 3 / 4 hanks Mountain Berry (A), 1 hank each: Charcoal (B), Oxford (C), and Natural (D)

Finished Measurements:
Chest: 36 / 43 / 50”
Length: 21 / 23 / 25”
Armhole Depth: 8.75 / 9.75 / 10.75”

Gauge:
6 sts and 20 rows = 4” (10 cm) in St st and 22.5 sts and 24.5 rows = 4” over cable patt with size 8 ndls or size to give gauge. To save time take time to check gauge.

Happy Knitting!
Dawn