Maya vest

knitting pattern


Sizes

Chest circumference of the finished garment:

  • Size 1 – 105 cm [41¼”]
  • Size 2 – 114 cm [45″]
  • Size 3 – 123 cm [48½”]

The vest is designed to have 20-22 cm [8-9″] of positive ease. Choose the size according to your chest circumference, plus the desired ease.

You will need

Yarn: Worsted (9 wpi). Approx. 650(755-860) m [710(825-940) yds].

Circular knitting needles 6 mm [US 10], 80 cm [32″], 60 cm [24″] and 40 cm [16″] long.

Stitch marker.

Waste yarn.

Tension

In Stockinette stitch:

10 cm [4”] = 17 stitches, 24 rows.

Instructions

The instructions are written for the smallest size. If changes are necessary for larger sizes the instructions will be written thus (). Example: size 1(size 2-size 3). If there is only one number given, it applies to all sizes.

Stockinette stitch:

  • RS – knit;
  • WS – purl.
Abbreviations

BOR – beginning of the round

RS – right side

WS – wrong side

K – knit

P – purl

K2togL – knit 2 stitches together left leaning.

K2togR – knit 2 stitches together right leaning.

Body

Cast on 176(192-208) stitches (+1 stitch to join in round).

Join for working in the round and place BOR marker.

Rounds 1-14: K2, P2.

Then, K until the work measures 31 cm [12¼”] from the cast-on.

Separate back and front

Turn the work, P88(96-104), turn the work.

Back yoke

Row 1 (RS): K edge, K to the end of the row, K edge.

Row 2 (WS): P edge, P to the end of the row, P edge.

Continue working in Stockinette stitch until you have 44(46-52) rows from the underarms.

Next row (RS): K edge, K28(31-34), bind off 30(32-34) stitches, K to the end of the row.

Using the sewing needle, place the stitches of the shoulders on hold onto a waste yarn.

Front yoke

With WS facing, join the yarn to remaining stitches.

Separate right front and left front: P edge, P42(46-50), bind off 2 stitches, P to the end of the row.

Left front

Row 1 (RS, decrease): K edge, K until you have 4 stitches left, K2togL, K1, K edge.

Row 2 (WS): P to the end of the row.

Repeat rows 1-2 until you have 29(32-35) stitches left.

✓ Then, continue working in Stockinette stitch until you have 44(46-52) rows from the underarms.

Place remaining stitches onto a waste yarn. ✓

Right front

With RS facing, join the yarn to remaining stitches.

Row 1 (RS, decrease): K edge, K1, K2togR, K to the end of the row.

Row 2 (WS): P to the end of the row.

Repeat rows 1-2 until you have 29(32-35) stitches left.

Then, repeat from ✓ to ✓ as given for the Left front.

Armhole edging

Place the stitches of the shoulders back on the needles and sew the shoulder seams.

With RS facing and 40 cm [16″] circular needles, pick up and knit 68(76-80) stitches around the armhole edge.

Next 8 rounds: K2, P2.

Bind off.

Neckline edging

With RS facing and 60 cm [24″] circular needles, starting from the center of the front neckline, pick up and knit 100(108-116) stitches.

Place BOR marker.

Round 1: {K1, P2, K1} repeat to the end of the round.

Rounds 2-8: K2togL, work in pattern until you have 2 stitches before BOR marker, K2togR.

Bind off.

Finishing

Weave in the loose ends.