Vest for a girl knitted with needles

A fairly long vest with a convenient shoulder closure and striking patterns can be knitted for both a boy and a girl; you just need to choose the right color.

Magazine «Sabrina Baby» No. 2/2016


Size
62/68 (74/80) 86/92

You will need
Yarn (100% superfine wool; 105 m/50 g) — 200 (250) 300 g of pink; needles No. 4 and 4.5, circular needles No. 4; 2 light gray buttons.

Patterns and schemes

Garter stitch
Knit all rows knitwise.

Pearl pattern
Alternately 1 knit, 1 purl. Shift the pattern by 1 stitch in each row.

Cable pattern
Knit according to the chart. Only knit rows are given on it. In purl rows, knit all stitches according to the pattern. Repeat rows 1–12 continuously.

Knitting density
19 sts x 34 rows = 10 x 10 cm, knitted in pearl pattern.

Pattern

Execution of work

Back
On needles No. 4 cast on 52 (60) 66 stitches and knit 5 rows in garter stitch.

Then switch to needles No. 4.5 and knit, distributing the stitches as follows: edge, 4 sts in garter stitch, 42 (50) 56 sts in pearl pattern, 4 sts in garter stitch, edge.

After 17 (20) 23 cm from the starting row, bind off 3 sts on both sides for armholes, while extending the garter stitch further by 3 sts.

In every next 2nd row, also decrease 3 (5) 5 x 1 st on both sides. For the emphasized decreases, knit the last stitch of the garter stitch together with the 1st stitch of the pearl pattern with a left-leaning decrease (= slip 1 as if to knit, knit 1, and pull the slipped stitch over it), and also knit the last stitch of the pearl pattern together with the 1st stitch of the garter stitch = 40 (44) 50 sts.

After 26 (30) 34 cm from the starting row, bind off the middle 12 (12) 14 sts for the neckline and finish both sides separately.

First, continue knitting on 14 (16) 18 sts on the left edge = end of the row and at the beginning of each next knit row, bind off 1 x 4 sts and 1 x 2 sts.

After 28 (32) 36 cm from the starting row, bind off the remaining 8 (10) 12 sts of the shoulder.

Front
On needles No. 4 cast on 54 (62) 70 stitches and knit 5 rows in garter stitch.

Then switch to needles No. 4.5 and knit, distributing the stitches as follows, while for the cable pattern, evenly increase by 2 sts: edge, 4 sts in garter stitch, 9 (13) 17 sts in pearl pattern, 30 sts in cable pattern, 9 (13) 17 sts in pearl pattern, 4 sts in garter stitch, edge = 58 (66) 74 sts.

After 17 (20) 23 cm from the starting row, bind off 3 sts on both sides for armholes, while extending the garter stitch by another 3 sts.

In every next 2nd row, emphasize by decreasing 3 (5) 5 x 1 st on both sides. For the emphasized decreases at the beginning of the knit row, knit the last stitch of the garter stitch together with the 1st stitch of the pearl pattern with a left-leaning decrease, and also knit the last stitch of the pearl pattern together with the 1st stitch of the garter stitch knitwise = 46 (50) 58 sts.

After 22 (26) 30 cm from the starting row, bind off the middle 14 (14) 16 sts for the neckline and finish both sides separately.

First, continue knitting on 16 (18) 21 sts on the left edge = end of the row and at the beginning of each next knit row, bind off 1 x 4 sts, 1 x 2 (2) 3 sts, and 2 x 1 st.

After 28 (32) 36 cm from the starting row, bind off the remaining 8 (10) 12 sts of the shoulder.

Then continue knitting on 16 (18) 21 sts on the right edge = beginning of the row and at the beginning of each next purl row, bind off another 1 x 4 sts, 1 x 2 (2) 3 sts, and 2 x 1 st.

At the same time, after 26.5 (30.5) 34.5 cm from the starting row, continue knitting for the band in garter stitch and, after knitting another 2 rows, evenly distribute to make 2 buttonholes (= knit 2 sts together knitwise, 1 yarn over). In the purl row, knit the yarn overs knitwise.

After 28 (32) 36 cm from the starting row, bind off the remaining 8 (10) 12 sts of the shoulder.

Assembly
Stretch the pieces, pin them to the pattern, moisten, and allow to dry.

Sew the right shoulder seam and side seams with a mattress stitch. For the neckline band, on needles No. 4, cast on 76 (76) 84 sts along the neckline edge and knit in garter stitch. After 1.5 cm, loosely bind off all stitches.

Sew on the buttons.

Photo: magazine «Sabrina Baby» No. 2/2016