A summer vest or maybe a summer top – the Swedish name is the verb for making cheese. Wear it to suit the weather, with or without something underneath. This very easy vest is knitted from the bottom up, with a decorative lace pattern on the front.

YARN
Colin (65% cotton (35% linen, 164 yd/150 m / 50 g)

ALTERNATE YARN SUGGESTIONS
Elise (60% cotton, 40% acrylic, 184 yd/170 m / 50 g)
Llama Silk (70% baby llama, 30% mulberry silk, 180 yd/165m / 50 g)
Soft Raggi (65% premium acrylic, 30% bamboo, 5% polyester, 293 yd/268 m / 100 g

GAUGE
Approx. 23 sts x 32 rows/rnds in stockinette on larger size needles = 4 x 4 in / 10 x 10 cm. Adjust needle size to obtain correct gauge if necessary.

SIZES
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)

GARMENT CHEST Approx. 33½ (35½, 37½, 39½, 43¼, 47¼, 51¼, 55¼) in / 85 (90, 95, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140) cm

GARMENT LENGTH Approx. 21¼ (22, 22¾, 23¾, 24½, 25¼, 26, 26¾) in / 54 (56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68) cm

YARN AMOUNTS AND COLORS
Approx. 250 (250, 300, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500) g (color 28103, Creme)

NEEDLES
U. S. sizes 1.5 and 4 / 2.5 and 3.5 mm: 24 or 32 in / 60 or 80 circulars