Nordic trail is a woman’s seamless vest, worked from the bottom-up using bulky-weight yarn and featuring easy lace panels.

This pattern is very detailed and would be perfect for a beginner or advanced beginner knitter who is relatively new to lace work and prefers instructions to be written out in detail (although more advanced knitters will enjoy it as well!). All of the armhole shaping instructions are broken out by size to make pattern reading even clearer.

And updated version with more sizes is in the works with a planned release date of January/February 2025. If you would like to be notified when it’s re-published, just send me a message! The DK-version, Lilac Trail, has already been updated and you can view it here

Pattern Details:

Finished Bust: 33.75 (36, 38.25, 40.5, 45.25, 47.5, 49.75)” / 86 (91, 97, 103, 115, 121, 126) cm
(Choose a size that is approx. 2” larger than your actual bust mea¬surement. Sample photograph is the 36” / 91 cm size and is being worn with approx. 2.5” of positive ease).

Gauge: 3.5 sts & 5 rws = 1” / 2.5 cm in Stockinette stitch

Yarn: Approx. 460 (495, 522, 590, 675, 705, 780) yds of bulky-weight yarn, shown in Chunky by Malabrigo Yarn (100% Merino; 100g = 104 yds), 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins.

Needles and other supplies:

• US 10/6 mm 32”/80 cm circular knitting needle or size needed to obtain gauge

• US 9/5.5 mm 32”/80 cm and 16”/40 cm circ needles, or 1 size smaller than that used to obtain gauge. 

• Extra US 10/6 mm needle (or size needed to obtain gauge) to be used during 3 needle bind-off technique (can be a circular, DPN or straight needle)

• 6 stitch markers, 4 of one kind for sides, 2 of a different kind for lace panel

• 4 pieces of scrap yarn, approx 10” / 25 cm in length

• Tapestry needle to weave in ends