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Baby Vest Pattern: Waistcoat and Tie Intarsia

This adorable baby vest pattern is designed to look like a waistcoat with a tie intarsia, perfect for dressing up your little one in style. Follow the detailed instructions below to create this charming piece.

Materials:

• Yarn: DK weight yarn in 3 colors - A (main color for vest), B (color for waistcoat details), C (color for tie)
• Needles: US 6 / UK 8 / 4 mm and US 4 / UK 10 / 3.5 mm
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors

Gauge:

22 stitches x 30 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch on larger needles

Instructions:

1. Back: Using color A and larger needles, cast on 50 (56, 62) stitches. Work in stockinette stitch for 4 inches.
2. Shape Armholes: Bind off 4 (5, 6) stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows. Continue in stockinette stitch until piece measures 7 (7.5, 8) inches from cast on edge.
3. Shape Shoulders: Bind off 6 (7, 8) stitches at the beginning of the next 4 rows. Bind off remaining stitches.
4. Front: Work as for back until piece measures 6.5 (7, 7.5) inches from cast on edge, ending with a wrong side row.
5. Shape Neck: Work across 13 (15, 17) stitches, place center 24 (26, 28) stitches on holder, join a new ball of yarn and work to end.
6. Work both sides at the same time. At each neck edge, bind off 3 stitches once, 2 stitches once, and 1 stitch once.
7. Shape Shoulder: Bind off as for back.
8. Join Shoulders: With right sides together, seam shoulders using mattress stitch.
9. Waistcoat Detail: Using color B and smaller needles, pick up and knit stitches along the front edge of the vest. Work in stockinette stitch for 1.5 inches.
10. Tie Intarsia: Using intarsia technique, knit the tie motif in color C on the front of the vest.
11. Finishing: Weave in all ends and block the vest to measurements.

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