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LOMST

{Looking Over My Shoulder Tank}



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Craving a versatile, ultra-wearable wardrobe staple? …but also a project infused with a dose of intrigue? Well, I can promise you one thing: This pattern will have you looking
 over your shoulder the entire time. Because the shoulder is what it’s all about. 



A crewneck sweater-vest with saddle shoulders, LOMST was designed as an essential building block for any wardrobe. The seamless top-down construction is intuitive to follow, with the shoulder shaping adding interest both to the knitting process and to the finished garment’s aesthetic. 


Options are provided for classic fitted shoulders, as well as for a ‘longline’ drop-shoulder style, if you are that way inclined.

Are you a process knitter or a product knitter? 
 If you answered Yes, this pattern will be just perfect! 


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MATERIALS & INFORMATION

Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
garment’s chest circumference measures as follows:
90cm/ 36” (100cm/ 40”, 110cm/ 44”, 120cm/ 48”, 130cm/ 52”, 140cm/ 56”, 150cm/ 60”, 160cm/ 64”)




Gauge

20 sts x 26 rounds/ rows = 10cm/ 4” x 10cm/ 4”
in stockinette


Yarn

suitable for DK-weight yarns
(approximately 200m per 100g)

main sample shown in John Arbon Naturals DK

Yarn Quantities Required
300g (300g, 350g, 350g, 350g, 400g, 400g, 400g)

Needles
circular needle 4mm in diameter
or as needed to meet gauge



Notions 

tapestry needle, scrap yarn, st markers, measuring tape



Special Techniques

picking up sts from selvage edge


Construction
worked seamlessly, top down, with contiguous saddle shoulder construction and a crew neckline

Shoulder Options
instructions are provided for a classic (fitted) shoulder length, as well as a ‘longline’ (drop) shoulder length.

LOMST vs Gan Vest?
Note that I have another basic sweater-vest pattern called Gan. You can read about the differences between these two patterns here.

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SAMPLES INFO.

grey sample
knitted in John Arbon Naturals DK
’Gertrude’ colourway
size 4, classic shoulders

pink sample
knitted in John Arbon Knit by Numbers DK
colourway 132
size 3, classic shoulders

ecru sampe
knitted in Drops Puna
colourway 01
size 3, longline shoulder

dark red sample
knitted in Honer och Eir Nutiden, held double
modified gauge to 16sts per 10cm/4”
followed size 1 instructions to make equivalent of size 3
modified ribbing to 2x2
tall neck option