Fair Isle Sleeveless Vest with Sleeves Knitting Pattern
Stay cozy and stylish with this Fair Isle sleeveless vest with sleeves knitting pattern. This pattern combines traditional Fair Isle colorwork with a modern sleeveless vest design to create a versatile and eye-catching piece for your wardrobe.
Materials:
- Yarn: Worsted weight yarn in 3 colors
(Approximately 200g/500m in main color, 100g/250m each in contrasting colors) - Needles: US 6 (4mm) and US 8 (5mm) knitting needles
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
Gauge:
20 stitches x 24 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch on US 8 (5mm) needles
Size:
One size fits most adult sizes
Pattern:
- Using the smaller needles and the main color, cast on 120 stitches and join in the round, placing a marker at the beginning of the round.
- Work in 1x1 ribbing (K1, P1) for 1 inch.
- Switch to larger needles and begin the Fair Isle pattern using the main color and contrasting colors. Follow the chart provided or create your own Fair Isle design.
- Continue in pattern until the body measures 10 inches from the cast-on edge, ending with a wrong side row.
- Separate the front and back: Work the next row as follows: K30, slip the next 60 stitches onto scrap yarn or stitch holders, cast on 6 stitches, knit to end.
- Work the front and back separately as follows:
- Front: Continue in pattern, decreasing 1 stitch at each neck edge every other row 5 times. Work even until the front measures the same as the back to the underarm.
- Back: Continue in pattern until the back measures 18 inches from the cast-on edge.
- Join the front and back: Slip the held stitches from the back onto the larger needles and carefully graft the front and back together using Kitchener stitch.
- Sleeves: With the smaller needles, pick up and knit 60 stitches around the armhole. Join in the round and knit 1 inch of ribbing.
- Switch to larger needles and stockinette stitch, increasing 4 stitches evenly across the first round.
- Work even in stockinette stitch until the sleeve measures 18 inches, then knit 1 inch of ribbing and bind off.
- Repeat for the second sleeve.
Finishing:
- Weave in all ends and block the vest to measurements.
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