Australian Knitting

Vest with Lace Panels

YARN

 8 (8, 9, 9, 10, 10) 50gm balls 10 ply ARAN TWEED shade #84

NEEDLES AND TOOLS

 4mm knitting needles

 4.5mm knitting needles

 3 stitch holders

 6 markers

 1 button

MEASUREMENTS

To Fit: 81 (86, 91, 96, 102, 107) cm Finished fit Bust 87 (91, 97, 103, 107, 113) cm Garment Length 68 (68, 69, 69, 70, 70) cm

SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS

 skp – slip 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch, pass the slipped st over (= left slanting decrease)

TENSION

20 sts by 26 rows over Stst = 10cm using 4mm needles

GETTING STARTED LACE PANEL

Pattern worked over 13 sts

Row 1: (RS) K.

Row 2: and all other WS rows P.

Row 3: K.

Row 5: K4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skp, k4.

Row 7: K3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, skp, k3.

Row 9: K2, [k2tog, yo] twice, k1, [yo, skp] twice, k2.

K1, [k2tog, yo] twice, k3, [yo, skp]

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