Västen Torv | Peat Vest by Erika Åberg

Västen Torv | Peat Vest

Knitting
September 2022
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
937 - 1378 yards (857 - 1260 m)
S (M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X)
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Method:
The vest is worked in one piece from the bottom up. You divide the work to knit the neck border, when you work the pattern in RS and WS rows before grafting the shoulders together and working the ribbed neck and armhole borders. The round begins at the left side.

SIZES: S (M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X)

Yarn quantities:
Yarn A: 140g (5oz) 150g (5¼oz) 165g (5¾oz) 180g (6¼oz) 200g (7oz) 220g (7¾oz)
Yarn B: 70g (2½oz) 80g (2¾oz) 80g (2¾oz) 90g (3¼oz) 100g (3½oz) 110g (3¼oz)
Yarn C: 45g (1½oz) 45g (1½oz) 50g (1¾oz) 55g (2oz) 60g (2oz) 60g (2oz)
Yarn D: 18g (¾oz) 18g (¾oz) 18g (¾oz) 25g (¾oz) 25g (¾oz) 25g (¾oz)
Yarn E 18g (¾oz) 18g (¾oz) 25g (¾oz) 25g (¾oz) 25g (¾oz)

Yarn: 4-ply (fingering) yarn, Hebridean & Natural Colours from The Birlinn Yarn Company

Shades:
Peaty Brown (A) Storm Grey (B), Haar (C), Sea Pink (D), Moor (E)

Needles:
4.5mm (UK 7, US 7) circular needle for pattern, 3.5mm (UK 9/10, US 4) circular needle for ribbing

Tension (gauge):
23 sts × 26 rows pattern from chart on 4.5mm (UK 7, US 7) needles = 10 × 10cm (4 × 4in)

Other:
markers, spare yarn for setting stitches aside, darning needle for fastening off ends.