Half-Moon Vest by Dora Ohrenstein

Half-Moon Vest

Crochet
October 2011
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
see notes below
4.0 mm (G)
5.0 mm (H)
720 - 980 yards (658 - 896 m)
35, 41, 44, 48" bust, see notes
English
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This innovative vest begins with a horseshoe shape at the center back that grows into a square at the top and a half circle at the bottom. The fronts are worked separately from the armhole in a continuation of the circle.

Finished Size: 35 (41, 44, 48)“ bust circumference. Garment shown measures 35”, modeled with 1” ease.
Yarn: Bijou Spun Lhasa Wilderness (75% yak down, 25% bamboo; 180 yd 165 m/2 oz 57 g; ): #08 hunter, 4 (5, 6, 6) skeins.
Yarn Weight: #2 - Fine
Hook: Sizes H/8 (5 mm), G/6 (4 mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
Notions: 2 st markers (m); yarn needle.
Gauge: 10 cl = 3”; 4 rounds in patt = 3 1⁄2” diameter.