Zephyr Vest by Sarah Pope

Zephyr Vest

Knitting
October 2024
Aran (8 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
600 - 1200 yards (549 - 1097 m)
38½ (42, 45¾, 50, 54) (57½, 61¾, 66, 70, 73½)"
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MATERIALS
Yarn Studio Donegal Soft Donegal (100% merino wool; 210 yd
192 m/100 g; Aran weight); #5519 Tidepool; 3 (4, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5,
5, 5, 6) hanks.

Needles Size 7 (4.5 mm) 24” (60 cm) or longer circular needle.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Stitch markers (m); stitch holders or scrap yarn; spare needle same size as main needle for joining shoulders;
tapestry needle; four ¾“ (20 mm) buttons.

Gauge 19 sts and 26 rows = 4” (10 cm) in stockinette, blocked; 21 sts in twisted rib at widest point of Panel A or Panel B
measure 3” (7.6 cm) wide, blocked but unstretched.

Finished Measurements 38½ (42, 45¾, 50, 54) (57½, 61¾, 66, 70, 73½)“ (98 106.5, 116, 127, 137 cm) hip circumference, buttoned, with 1¼” (3.2 cm) front bands overlapped; 16 (17¾, 18¼, 18¾, 19) (19½, 20¼, 20¾, 21¼, 21½)” (40.5 45, 46.5, 47.5, 48.5 cm) crossback width (see Notes for how to select a size). Vest shown measures 42” and is worn with 6” of positive ease.