SIRDAR JUICY VEST AND TOP
SKILL LEVEL
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
Yarn
7 (8, 9, 11, 12, 13) Top – juicy dk 50g balls shade #426
6 (7, 8, 10, 11, 12) Vest – juicy dk 50g balls shade #429
Also suitable for luxury soft cotton dk, calico dk and flirt dk. Amounts may vary.
Needles and tools
4mm knitting needles
3.25mm knitting needles
Stitch holder
Wool sewing needle
Tension
22 Sts by 28 rows to 10cm over stocking st using 4mm needles.
WORKING PATTERN
TOP Back and Front alike
Using 3.25mm needles and thumb method cast on 99 (113, 127, 141, 141, 155) sts. Row 1 and 2: Knit.
Change to 4mm needles and proceed as follows:
Row 1: * yfwd, k5, sl, k2tog, psso, k5, yfwd, k1, rep from * to end.
Row 2 and every alt row: Purl.
Row 3: k1, * k1, yfwd, k4, s1, k2tog, psso, k4, yfwd, k2, rep from * to end.
Row 5: k1, * k2, yfwd, k3, sl, k2tog, psso, k3, yfwd, k3, rep from * to end.
Row 7: k1, * k3, yfwd, k2, sl, k2tog, psso, k2, yfwd, k4, rep from * to end.
Row 9: k1, * k4, yfwd, k1, sl, k2tog, psso, k1, yfwd, k5, rep from * to end.
Row 11: k1, * k5, yfwd, sl, k2tog, psso, yfwd, k6, rep from * to end.
Row 12: Purl.
Row 13: Knit.
Row 14: P24 (27, 10, 10, 34, 155), p2tog 1(1, 1, 1, 0, 0) times, [P47 (55, 19, 15, 0, 0] p2tog, 1 (1, 5, 7, 0, 0) times, (inc purlways in next st, p70, inc purlways in next st) 0 [0, 0, 0, 1, 0] times,
