Vernacular Vest by Deborah Newton

Vernacular Vest

Knitting
October 2023
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Lace
+ Fingering
= Fingering (14 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Lace patt on larger needles.
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1240 - 3100 yards (1134 - 2835 m)
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Difficulty Easy

Yarn Weight 1 and 2

Finished Size 32 1/2 (36, 39 1/2, 43 1/4, 46 3/4, 50 1/2, 54, 57 1/2, 61 1/4)“ circumference at underarm. Vest shown measures 39 1/2”; modeled with 5 1/2” of positive ease.

Yarn North Light Fibers Spring Street (100% Falkland Islands Merino wool; 310 yd 283 m/2 1/2 oz 70 g): Goldenrod (MC), 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5) skeins.

North Light Fibers Forever Lace (80% baby alpaca, 20% bamboo; 310 yd 283 m/1 3/4 oz 50 g): Maize (CC), 2 (2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins.

Needles Size 8 (5 mm) and 7 (4.5 mm): 24” circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Tapestry needle.

Gauge 20 sts and 28 rows = 4” in Lace patt on larger needles.

NOTES
• For techniques you don’t know, please visit our online knitting glossary at www.interweave.com/interweave-knitting-glossary.

• The Lace pattern is worked with CC only in Rows 1–2; it is worked with MC and CC held together in Rows 3–6. Do not break MC; carry it up the side edge of the piece until it is needed again.

• Maintain pattern as much as possible while working armhole and neck shaping. If there are not enough stitches to work both a yarnover and its accompanying decrease, work leftover stitches in Stockinette st.

• The yarn used for the sample has been discontinued. To substitute for Spring Street, look for a fingering-weight wool. To substitute for Forever Lace, look for a lace-weight wool/bamboo or wool/silk blend.