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A collaboration with The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers

Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself. – Oscar de la Renta, fashion designer

I love chevrons! My 2-year-old Bernedoodle is named Chevy (and well Mr. Irocknits is a chevy guy). But I’ve been drawn to a chevron motif for years. I designed my Lollipop Park Hat and Mittens in the winter of 2025 and then this summer I added the Dumplin’ Bag to match. I honestly just can’t get away from this easy to knit, repetitive pattern with no long floats. Choose 2 high contrast colors, or make yours using more muted tones, either way you’ll be sporting a vest that’ll serve for wearability in multiple seasons.

PATTERN NOTES: This unisex size-inclusive vest includes two versions and is worked seamlessly in the round from bottom up. Version 1 is standard full-length body and Version 2 is a cropped version. Stiches are picked up for the neck and sleeve edges and worked in ribbing in the round. The pattern has been divided into several parts for ease in following sizes within parentheses.

PRINTING NOTE: This is a checklist pattern; it is not necessary to print the entire pattern if you prefer not to use the checkboxes for each section. You will not use all of the charts.

EASE: Intended to be worn with 1-2” /2.5-5 cm positive ease. To achieve this, please choose a size that is 1-2” /2.5-5 cm bigger than your bust circumference, although some knitters may prefer to pick an even larger size for more ease.

What is yarn dominance? When you knit colorwork, the stitches sit a little differently than in regular stockinette. When you go from knitting one stitch in the MC to one in the CC, they don’t sit as perfectly as they might if they were done in the same color. For some knitters, the difference is glaring, while others hardly notice it at all. In this pattern, I carried my lighter color in my left hand throughout. I highly recommend you remain consistent in your yarn to hand placement throughout.

NOTE: I knit this at a fairly tight gauge, which I like but if you prefer to use a larger needle and a loose gauge you can adjust your size down with looser tension and still knit to follow pattern.

SAMPLE, size 4, was knit in Farmer’s Daughter Pishkun DK weight yarn (100% Montana and Wyoming Rambouillet wool) 255 yds (233 m)/100 grams in colorway Salmonberry (rust) and Natural and weighed 396 grams using 1009 yards.

SAMPLE: Size 4, cropped and narrow shoulder shaping, was knit in Farmer’s Daughter Pishkun DK weight yarn (100% Montana and Wyoming Rambouillet wool) 255 yds (233 m)/100 grams in colorway Tomato Girl (burgundy) and Natural and weighed 288 grams using 745 yards.

SAMPLE, size 5, was knit in Farmer’s Daughter Pishkun DK weight yarn (100% Montana and Wyoming Rambouillet wool) 255 yds (233 m)/100 grams in colorway Kinnikinnick (green) and Natural and weighed 511 grams using 1303 yards.

©2025 Cori Eichelberger | All rights reserved.

This pattern was written for personal use, please honor the copyright.

Tech edit and graphic design by Corrina Ferguson.

Photography by Kiley Eichelberger.

Test knitters were Beth Arner, Christine Cardinal, Pattie Crossett, Anna Goettl, Carolyn Janz, Irma Rizo, Patty Mattingly, Matt McCauley, Kim McKeon, Pamela Traxler, Paula Olson, Renee Ourada, Tiffany Payne, Kitty Pittman, Dena Santos, Jessica Schick, Susan Schwartenzberger, Stephen Waters, Bonnie Vandemark Helen Woodcock, and Mary Yazvec.