The Empire Strikes Back finds the Rebels deep in hiding on the ice planet of Hoth. With few signs of life, extremely cold temperatures, and a desolate landscape, the Rebels outfit themselves in white clothing to remain camouflaged against the snow in the event of an attack. In this classic sequence, Leia wears a quilted white vest over an insulated jumpsuit. Both practical and warm, she wears these clothes until the Rebels reach Cloud City.

Worked seamlessly back and forth from the bottom up, this iconic textured vest is covered with a simple diamond lattice pattern on the bottom half. The top half is worked in stockinette, with the shoulders joined using a three-needle bind off. Pick-up-and-knit garter border bands create an edging on both front openings. Stitches are then picked up and worked in garter stitch with short-row shaping for the collar.

SIZES
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)
Shown in size S.
Instructions are written for the smallest size, with larger sizes given in parentheses; when only one number is given, it applies to all sizes.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 29¼ (33¼, 37¼, 41¼, 45¼, 49¼, 53¼, 57¼) in. / 74.5 (84.5, 94.5, 105, 115, 125, 135.5, 145.5) cm, with ¾ in. / 2 cm overlap
Length: 21¾ (22¼, 22¾, 23¼, 23¾, 24¼, 24¾, 25¼) in. / 55 (56.5, 58, 59, 60.5, 61.5, 63, 64) cm

YARN
Chunky weight (bulky #5) yarn, shown in Cascade Ecological Wool (100% natural Peruvian wool; 478 yd. / 437 m per 8.82 oz. / 250 g ball), in color #8010 Ecru, 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3) balls

NEEDLES
US 10 / 6 mm, 32 in. / 80 cm needles or size needed to obtain gauge

NOTIONS
Stitch markers
Stitch holders or waste yarn
Tapestry needle

GAUGES
15 sts and 22 rows = 4 in. / 10 cm in St st
16 sts and 23 rows = 4 in. / 10 cm in Diamond Lattice st
Make sure to check your gauges.