Escape into maritime flight of fancy with this elegant cabled garment. This pattern started out as a vest, but has now been expended with instructions for adding sleeves - enabling you to knit a Peninsular Vest, or a Peninsular Pullover, as preferred.

The wave and pearl motif evokes the undulating shoreline 
of Donegal’s Inishowen Peninsula, with a nod to local oyster harvesting traditions.

The simplicity of the cables makes this pattern accessible to a wide range of skill levels. In addition, great care has been taken so 
that all shaping takes place in the non-cabled sections of the fabric (there is no ‘decreasing in pattern’ to keep track of).

Details such as overlapping edgings and rope-like borders add a 
special touch to this wistfully nautical design.

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MATERIALS & INFORMATION

Sizing
finished garment Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
measures as follows around chest circumference:
82cm/ 32.75” (91cm/ 36.5”, 100cm/ 40”, 109cm/ 43.5”, 118cm/ 47.25”, 127cm/ 51”, 136cm/ 54.5”, 145cm/ 58.25”, 154cm/ 61.75”, 163cm/ 65.5”)

Gauge
22 sts x 29 rounds = 10cm x10cm/ 4” x 4”

(note that this pattern can also be adapted to an 18 st gauge or a 20 st gauge, to suit Aran-weight yarns; this is explained in the pattern notes)

Needles
4mm, or as needed to meet gauge

Yarn
suitable for light DK weight yarns
(approximately 250m/ 275y per100g/ 3.5oz)
Designed with Folklore Yarns Faerie Folk Mohair Tweed
vest project requires approximately
3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5) 100g/ 3.5oz skeins
pullover project requires approximately
4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6) 100g/ 3.5oz skeins
assuming standard length

Notions
stitch markers, measuring tape, scrap yarn, tapestry needle, cable needle (optional)

Special Techniques
basic cables, bobbles, short rows, 3-needle bind-off, picking up stitches from selvage edge

Construction
worked from the bottom up seamlessly; the shoulders are shaped using a simplified version of short rows (no wrapping or turning), and joined using 3-needle bind off.

if opting for sleeves, sleeve caps are shaped with traditional (wrap & turn) short rows.

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SAMPLES INFO

gray vest sample
Size 2
modelled with zero ease and 10cm/ 4” ease
knitted with Folklore Yarns Faerie Folk Mohair Tweed

navy vest sample
Size 4
modelled with 20cm/ 8” ease
knitted with Folklore Yarns Faerie Folk Mohair Tweed

yellow vest sample
Size 3
modelled with 10cm/ 4” ease
knitted with Studio Donegal Aran Tweed

mauve vest sample
Size 5
modelled with 27cm/ 11” ease
knitted with Rowan Aran Tweed

olive vest sample
Size 3
modelled with 10cm/ 4” ease
knitted with Höner och Eir Nutiden, held double

moss pullover sample
Size 5
modelled with 10cm/ 4” ease
knitted with Folklore Yarns Faerie Folk Mohair Tweed