GARTER ST (back and forth): GARTER ST (worked in the round): PATTERN:
K all rows. 1 ridge = 2 rows K.
* K 1 round and P 1 round *, repeat from *-*. 1 ridge = 2 rounds.
See diagram A.1. The diagram shows all rows in pattern seen from RS.
BUTTONHOLES:
Dec for buttonholes on right band. 1 buttonhole = work until 3 sts remain on needle (seen from RS), make 1 YO, K 2 tog and K the last 1 st.
Dec for buttonholes when piece measures:
SIZE S: 2, 9, 16, 24, 32, 40 and 48 cm
SIZE M: 2, 10, 18, 26, 34, 42 and 50 cm
SIZE L: 2, 10, 18, 26, 34, 42 and 50 cm
SIZE XL: 2, 10, 18, 26, 34, 43 and 52 cm
SIZE XXL: 2, 10, 18, 27, 36, 45 and 54 cm
SIZE XXXL: 2, 11, 20, 29, 38, 47 and 56 cm
RAGLAN:
Inc 1 st on each side of the 11 raglan sts. Inc by K 2 sts in st both before and after the 11 raglan sts (= 2 sts inc at every A.1). All inc are done from RS.
MEASURING TIP:
Because of garter st the garment will be longer when worn. All length measurements must therefore be done while holding up the garment.
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VEST:
Work back and forth on circular needle from mid front, work top down.
YOKE:
Cast on 106-106-106-114-114-114 sts (incl 5 band sts each side towards mid front) on circular needle size 2.5 mm with Alpaca. Work 3 ridges in GARTER ST - see explanation above. Switch to circular needle size 3 mm and K 1 row from RS while inc 24 sts evenly - NOTE: P the outermost 5 sts in each side towards mid front and do not inc over these sts (= band sts) = 130-130-130-138-138-138 sts on row.
Insert 4 markers in the piece as follows (from WS): P 5 (= band sts), K 19-19-19-21-21-21 (= right front piece), insert 1 marker in next st, K 20 (= sleeve), insert 1 marker in next st, K 38-38-38-42-42-42 (= back piece), insert 1 marker in next st, K 20 (= sleeve), insert 1 marker in next st, K 19-19-19-21-21-21 (= left front piece) and finish with P 5 (= band sts).
READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SECTION BEFORE CONTINUING:
Then work ridges (1st row = RS) but in every transition between body and sleeves work A.1 (= 11 sts - NOTE: St with marker should fit with st with arrow in diagram), P the 5 band sts in each side towards mid front on every row until finished measurements.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION and remember to dec for BUTTONHOLES on right band - see explanation above.
AT THE SAME TIME on first row from RS beg inc for RAGLAN – see explanation above. NOTE: Inc differently on body and sleeves:
BODY: Inc every other row (i.e. every row from RS) a total of 13-21-26-34-42-53 times and then every 4th row (i.e. every other row from RS) a total of 14-11-10-7-4-0 times.
SLEEVE: Inc every other row a total of 17-19-18-20-18-21 times, and on every 4th row a total of 12-12-14-14-16-16 time.
After all inc for raglan there are 354-382-402-438-458-498 sts on row and piece measures approx. 20-21-22-23-24-25 cm from shoulder.
Work next row as follows from WS: Work 52-57-61-68-73-80 sts (= right front piece), slip the next 78-82-84-88-88-94 sts on 1 stitch holder (= sleeve), cast on 6-6-8-8-10-10 new sts (= under sleeve), work 94-104-112-126-136-150 sts (= back piece), slip the next 78-82-84-88-88-94 sts on 1 stitch holder (= sleeve), cast on 6-6-8-8-10-10 sts (= under sleeve), work the remaining 52-57-61-68-73-80 sts (= left front piece).
BODY:
= 210-230-250-278-302-330 sts. Continue to work in garter st back and forth and P bands - remember buttonholes on right band.
When piece measures 33-34-35-36-37-38 cm, measured from where sleeve was divided under sleeve (or desired length) – READ MEASURING TIP, P 1 row from WS while inc 2 sts evenly = 212-232-252-280-304-332 sts on needle. Switch to circular needle size 2.5 mm and work 3 rows rib (= K 2/P 2) with 5 band sts in garter st and 2 K in each side towards mid front (seen from RS). Then LOOSELY cast off sts with K over K and P over P. Entire vest measures approx. 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm from shoulder.
SLEEVE:
Worked in the round on double pointed needles. Slip the 78-82-84-88-88-94 sts from stitch holder in one side of piece back on double pointed needles size 3 mm and cast in addition on 6-6-8-8-10-10 new sts mid under sleeve = 84-88-92-96-98-104 sts. Work 2 ridges in GARTER ST in the round - see explanation above (make sure to continue correct according to yoke). Switch to double pointed needles size 2.5 mm and K 1 round. Then work 4 rounds rib = K 2/P 2. Then LOOSELY cast off sts with K over K and P over P. Repeat around the other sleeve.
ASSEMBLY:
Sew the openings under the sleeves. Sew the buttons on to the left band.
