Love Bird

Crochet
January 2013
yarn held together
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
5.5 mm (I)
459 yards (420 m)
XS/S (M/L)
UK
Danish English

Yarn: DesignEtte Andrea di Bonaiuto (70 % super kid mohair/30 % silk), 50 g in brown, 25 g each in green, orange and red.
DesignEtte Hokkaido (raw silk), 25 g each in orange and red, 50 g in brown
DesignEtte Naturino (100 % wool), 75 g in beige
Extras: 6 DesignEtte coconut buttons
Crochet hook: 5½ mm
Sizes: XS/S (M/L)
Bust: 80 (102) cm
Length: 43 (47) cm

Tension: 1 “pattern repeat” = 6 x 4 cm worked in 4 strands of Andrea di Bonaiuto and 1 strand of Hokkaido held together (total of 5 strands held together).

Pattern notes
Work with 4 strands of Andrea di Bonaiuto and 1 strand of Hokkaido in matching colour held together (a total of 5 strands held together). Note: When working with green Andrea di Bonaiuto, add 1 strand of brown Hokkaido, and when working in Naturino, use only 2 strands of yarn held together.
The vest is worked from the top down.
Pattern multiplies by 8 sts + 1.