Dress-up Vest by Sally Melville

Dress-up Vest

Knitting
January 1998
DK (11 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 33 rows = 4 inches
in Tweed stitch pattern using larger needles
S (M, L, XL) Shown in size M
English

Tunic-length vest in Tweed stitch with cables has round neck and V-neck options. (For photo of how the V-neck looks, see Annalee’s Jacket on Ravelry.)

Level of Difficulty: Advanced

Measurements:

  • Chest: 41 (43, 45, 47)“
  • Length: 26.5 (27.5, 28.5, 28.5)“

Materials:

  • Main Color (MC) in DK weight yarn: 560 (600, 660, 700) yds or approx.l 4 (5, 5, 5) 1.75oz / 50g balls in dark brown/charcoal tweed
  • 2 yd lengths of MC for cables
  • Contrast Colors (CC): Lengths of DK to Aran weight yarns in slightly lighter grays, taupes, and browns than MC. Table in pattern gives specific lengths
  • Seven 5/8” buttons in MC (round neck) or five 5/8” buttons in MC (V-neck).