Ebba Vest

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Inspired by my Ebba Hat, This vest is a valentine explosion, but knit with different colors, if could be worn year round. I love the vintage vibe of this vest. I can’t tell you how fun it is to wear.
I made two versions. The scoop neck with Rauma Finullgarn, and the v- neck with Biches et Bûches Le Petite Lambswool. I love both. The pattern is written with instructions for the scoop neck and the v-neck, so you get to choose your favorite. The yarn amount is based on the MC ribbing, if you choose to make the Rauma version with a CC ribbing , then add an extra skein to compensate.
Knit in the round with three steeks, this vest is mostly two-color stranded colorwork, but there are four rows of three-colored knitting on the chart, so it’s less than 1/10th three-colored knitting.

I can’t tell you how fun this vest is to wear. It’s like spreading love and good cheer wherever you go. And that’s always a good thing.

Here’s all you need to know to make this super happy vest.

Materials
Yarn: Rauma Finullgarn: 2-tråds Strikkegarn av ren ny ull 1 skein= approx. 175 m
Main Color: Shade 401 (Natural White) -50 g skein 3 (3, 3,4, 4, 5, 5, 6) or approx. 420 (450, 520, 570, 650, 770, 880 930) meters
Contrast Color A 435 (red) 50 g skein 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) or approx. 160 (175, 200, 225, 265, 300, 315, 340) meters
Contrast Color B 4087 (pink) 50 g skein 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) or approx. 160
(175, 200, 225, 265, 300, 315, 340) meters

If you are using a contrasting color for the ribbing, add an extra skein to compensate
The pattern is written with the ribbing in the Main Color, but I love it with the CC, too.

Yarn Biches et Bûches Le Petit Lambswool: 100% Scottish Lambswool 1 skein=50 g 248 meters/ 270 yards
Main Color: Natural 50 g skein 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3 3, 3) skeins
Contrasting Color A1. 50 g skein Medium Red 50 g 1(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skeins
Contrasting Color A2. 50 g skein Norwegian Red 50 g 1(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skeins
Contrasting Color B1: Rose Grey 50 g 1(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skeins
Contrasting Color B1: Soft Pink Grey 50 g 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skeins

With the Biches et Bûches yarn, I worked the colorwork alternating the pinks and the reds in the following order: A1 for the leaves, B2 for the flower, and the A1 for the heart, B1 for the X, A2 for the small heart, and B2 for the heart with A1 for the small pattern in between, A2 for the zigzag, and B1 for the xoxo.

Needles: Gauge-size 32-inch (40-inch) circular needle for body and 2-sizes-smaller than gauge-sized 32- inch (40-inch) circular needle for the ribbing on the body and a16-inch circular needle for v-neck and armhole edging. Please swatch until your get gauge to determine needle size. Hint: You can use the same length of needle for the armhole, V-neck/scoop neck and body ribbing by using the magic loop method for smaller circumferences.

Gauge and Swatch
1. 24 stitches and 30 rounds = 4 inches or 10 cm with larger needle
Please swatch in the round in colorwork to determine needle size.
Gauge 1 is used for sizes 2-7. Suggested Needle Size 3.5 mm (US 4)

1. 27 stitches and 31 rounds = 4 inches or 10 cm 3.00 mm
   Gauge 2 is used for size 1

If you would like to make a half size, knit with gauge 2 and the finished Chest measurements will be 32 (35.5, 39, 42, 46, 49 ¾, 53) inches or 80 (88, 97, 106, 115, 124, 133) cm

Sizes:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Scoop Neck pictured is Size 3 with Rauma Finullgarn with Gauge 1
V-neck pictured is Size 3 was knit with Biches et Bûches with Gauge 2

0-4 -inch or 0-8 cm positive ease

Finished measurements
Chest: 32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60) inches or 80 (90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150) cm
Length to underarm: 12 (12 ½, 13, 13 ½, 14, 15, 15½, 16) inches or 30.5 (32 ,33, 34, 35.5,38, 39, 40)
Armhole depth: 9¼ (9½, 9¾, 10, 10½, 10½, 10¾, 11) inches or about 23.5 (24, 24.75, 25.5, 26.5, 26.5, 27.25, 28) cm
Body ribbing: 1 ¼ (1 ¼, 1 ½, 1 ½, 1 ¾, 1 ¾, 2, 2) inches or 2.5 (2.5, 3.8, 3.8, 4.5, 4.5, 5, 5) cm
Total body length: 21 ¼, 22, 22 ¾, 23, 24 ½,25 ½ ,26 ¼, 27) inches or 54 (56, 57.75, 58.5, 62.25, 64.75, 66.75, 68.6) cm

Skills you need:
Longtail cast on
Knitting
Knitting into the back
Knitting in the round
stranded colorwork
3-color stranded colorwork
Steeking securing and cutting
3 needle bind off
Picking up and knitting stitches
binding off stitches
SSK
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