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A whole start to finish vest tutorial. Excellent to learn how to design in knitting, make button wholes and sew pieces together.
used #5 yarn and 10 1/2 knitting needles
Gauge 15.5 stitches = 4”
k=knit
p=purl
k2tog=knot 2 stitches together
p2tog=purl 2 stitches together
ssk= slide 1stitch to the right needle, slide another stitch, put the left needle
in front of the 2 stitches and knit them together.
Repeat from * to *
Always leave long tails at the beginning and at the end, for sewing.
Cast on 81 Stitches and knit (double seed stitch) 48 rows.
Double seed stitch: since its an odd number of stitches, do the following:
1.- k1, p1 (end with k1)
2.- p1, k1 (end with p1)
3.- p1, k1 (end with p1)
4.- k1, p1 (end with k1)
For the armholes:
Row 1of armhole (49).- Bind off 5 stitches and continue with *k, p*….k
Row 2 (50).- Bind off 5 stitches and continue with *p, k*…p
Row 3 (51).- k1, k2tog, *p, k* to last 3 stitches, ssk, k1
Row 4 (52).- p1, p2tog, *p, k* p, last 3 stitches, p2tog, p1
Row 5 (53).- k1, k2tog, *k, p* k, last 3 stitches, ssk, k1
Row 6 (54).- p1, p2tog, *k, p* k, last 3 stitches, p2tog, p1
Row 7 (55).- k1, k2tog, *p, k* to last 3 stitches, ssk, k1
Row 8 (56).- p2, *k, p* purl last 2.
Row 9 (57).- k1, k2tog, *p, k* p, last 3 stitches, ssk, k1
Row 10 (58).- p2, *k, p* k purl last 2.
Row 11 (59).- k1, k2tog, *p,k*, p, last 3 stitches, ssk, k1
Row 12 (60).- p2, *k, p* k, purl last 2.
Continue straight until you have 96 rows.
Bind off.
Fronts:
Cast on 41 stitches and knit the same way as you did the back
using double seed stitch. The armholes are done the same way
Right side: same as left side of the back.
Left side: Same as the right side of the back.
Nothing is done at the neck.
Bind off on row 97.
Sew sides and shoulders.
Finish with a row of single crochet with main color.
1 row of single crochet with contrasting color and
1 row of reverse single crochet.
When making the front crochet, make chains (for the buttons).
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