Womans Lace Vest Novita 7 Veljestä (7 Brothers)
Vest worked in Novita 7 veljestä (7 Brothers) yarn featuring a light lace pattern on skirt. The vest is long, keeping you nicely warm but without being too hot indoors.
Designer
Lea Petäjä
Size(s)
XS-S-M-L-XL-XXL
Finished dimensions
Bust: 84[92:100:108:116] cm Length: 81[83:85:87:89] cm
Yarn demand
Novita 7 Veljestä (549 christmas) 500[550:600:650:700] g
Needles and other supplies
1 pair Novita 4,5 mm needles Other notions: 4 buttons
Finished dimensions
Bust: 84[92:100:108:116] cm Length: 81[83:85:87:89] cm
Stitch pattern
Lace pattern: See chart.
Garter stitch: knit every row.
Stocking stitch: knit on RS, purl on WS.
Tension
18 sts and 23 rows to 10 cm measured over stocking st
19 sts to 10 cm measured over lace patt
Stitch pattern
Lace pattern: See chart.
Garter stitch: knit every row.
Stocking stitch: knit on RS, purl on WS.
Tension
18 sts and 23 rows to 10 cm measured over stocking st
19 sts to 10 cm measured over lace patt
Skirt
Back and fronts of the skirt are worked in one piece until the armholes.
Cast on 203[221:239:257:275] sts. Work in garter st for 3 rows. Beg and ending rows as indicated, cont in patt from chart as folls:
Row 1: Work 2 sts as indicated in chart (from right end), repeat 18st patt 11[12:13:14:15] times, work 3 sts from left end in chart. Cont in patt and repeat rows 1-10. Work until skirt meas about 47[47:48:50:51] cm. End with row 10 of chart.
Rows 11-13: Work 2 sts in garter st, repeat 18st patt 11(12)13(14)15 times, work 3 sts in garter st. 44[48:52:56:60] sts will be decreased during row 11 and row 13 = 159[173:187:201:215] sts. Cont in stocking st and work 5 sts at both ends in garter st. Work until skirt meas 57[58:59:62:63] cm. Divide the skirt into 3 pieces as folls: 41[44:48:51:55] sts for right front, 77[85:91:99:105] sts for back, 41[44:48:51:55] sts for left front.
Upper Back
Work 77[85:91:99:105] sts for back in stocking st. Inc 1 st at both ends every alt row twice. Cast on 4 sts at both ends for armholes = 89[97:103:111:117] sts. Work 4 sts at both ends in garter st, work rest of the sts in stocking st. Work until armholes meas 2[3:3:3:4] cm.
Inc row: Work 4 sts, M1, work until you have 4 sts left on your left hand needle, M1, work 4 sts. Rep increases in 3,5[3,5:4:4:4] cm intervals 3 times =97[105:111:119:125] sts. Work until armholes meas 18[19:20:20:21] cm.
Shape Shoulders and Back Neck
Cast off 3[3:4:4:4] sts at the beg of next 4 rows, 5[5:5:6:6] sts at the beg of next 4 rows, 6[7:7:7:8] sts at the beg of next 4 rows, 8[10:11:12:13] sts at the beg of next 2 rows. AT THE SAME TIME when upper back meas 22[23:24:24:25] cm: work 35[35:35:37:37] sts in the middle of back in garter st for 1 cm. Cast off 25[25:25:27:27] sts in the middle of back for neck. Work each side of neck separately.
Upper Left Front
Work 41[44:48:51:55] sts for left front. Work 5 sts at left end in garter st, work rest of sts in stocking st. Make increases at right end as for upper back.
Shape Front Neck
RS: Work until you have 7 sts left on your left hand needle, K2tog, work 5 sts. Rep dec every alt row 5(2)3(3)4 times and every 4th row 10(12)12(12)12 times. Work until armholes meas 2[3:3:3:4] cm.
RS: Inc row: Work 4 sts, M1. Rep increases in 3,5[3,5:4:4:4] cm intervals 3 times. Work until armholes meas 18[19:20:20:21] cm.
Shape Shoulder
Cast off at right end every alt row 3[3:4:4:4] sts twice, 5[5:5:6:6] sts twice, 6[7:7:7:8] sts twice, 8[10:11:12:13] sts once.
Mark buttonplacements with stitchmarkers as folls: top button: where front neck shaping starts. The rest of the buttons in 7 cm intervals below.
Right Front
Work as left front reversing all shapings. Use €œsl1,K1,psso€ decrease method in front neck decreases. Make buttonholes in intervals as you have marked on the left front:
RS: work 3 sts, yrn,K2tog (to make a buttonhole), work to end of row.
Making Up
Flatten the pieces to the desired dimensions on an even surface, wrong side up. Wet with water spray, and allow to dry. Join both shoulder seams.
Join side seams using back stitch or matress stitch if preferred. Sew on buttons.
Womans Lace Vest Novita 7 Veljestä (7 Brothers)
Size(s)
XS-S-M-L-XL-XXL
Finished dimensions
Bust: 84[92:100:108:116] cm Length: 81[83:85:87:89] cm
Yarn demand
Novita 7 Veljestä (549 christmas) 500[550:600:650:700] g
Needles and other supplies
1 pair Novita 4,5 mm needles Other notions: 4 buttons
Stitch pattern
Lace pattern: See chart.
Garter stitch: knit every row.
Stocking stitch: knit on RS, purl on WS.
Tension
18 sts and 23 rows to 10 cm measured over stocking st
19 sts to 10 cm measured over lace patt
Stitch pattern
Lace pattern: See chart.
Garter stitch: knit every row.
Stocking stitch: knit on RS, purl on WS.
Tension
18 sts and 23 rows to 10 cm measured over stocking st
19 sts to 10 cm measured over lace patt
Skirt
Back and fronts of the skirt are worked in one piece until the armholes.
Cast on 203[221:239:257:275] sts. Work in garter st for 3 rows. Beg and ending rows as indicated, cont in patt from chart as folls:
Row 1: Work 2 sts as indicated in chart (from right end), repeat 18st patt 11[12:13:14:15] times, work 3 sts from left end in chart. Cont in patt and repeat rows 1-10. Work until skirt meas about 47[47:48:50:51] cm. End with row 10 of chart.
Rows 11-13: Work 2 sts in garter st, repeat 18st patt 11(12)13(14)15 times, work 3 sts in garter st. 44[48:52:56:60] sts will be decreased during row 11 and row 13 = 159[173:187:201:215] sts. Cont in stocking st and work 5 sts at both ends in garter st. Work until skirt meas 57[58:59:62:63] cm. Divide the skirt into 3 pieces as folls: 41[44:48:51:55] sts for right front, 77[85:91:99:105] sts for back, 41[44:48:51:55] sts for left front.
Upper Back
Work 77[85:91:99:105] sts for back in stocking st. Inc 1 st at both ends every alt row twice. Cast on 4 sts at both ends for armholes = 89[97:103:111:117] sts. Work 4 sts at both ends in garter st, work rest of the sts in stocking st. Work until armholes meas 2[3:3:3:4] cm.
Inc row: Work 4 sts, M1, work until you have 4 sts left on your left hand needle, M1, work 4 sts. Rep increases in 3,5[3,5:4:4:4] cm intervals 3 times =97[105:111:119:125] sts. Work until armholes meas 18[19:20:20:21] cm.
Shape Shoulders and Back Neck
Cast off 3[3:4:4:4] sts at the beg of next 4 rows, 5[5:5:6:6] sts at the beg of next 4 rows, 6[7:7:7:8] sts at the beg of next 4 rows, 8[10:11:12:13] sts at the beg of next 2 rows. AT THE SAME TIME when upper back meas 22[23:24:24:25] cm: work 35[35:35:37:37] sts in the middle of back in garter st for 1 cm. Cast off 25[25:25:27:27] sts in the middle of back for neck. Work each side of neck separately.
Upper Left Front
Work 41[44:48:51:55] sts for left front. Work 5 sts at left end in garter st, work rest of sts in stocking st. Make increases at right end as for upper back.
Shape Front Neck
RS: Work until you have 7 sts left on your left hand needle, K2tog, work 5 sts. Rep dec every alt row 5(2)3(3)4 times and every 4th row 10(12)12(12)12 times. Work until armholes meas 2[3:3:3:4] cm.
RS: Inc row: Work 4 sts, M1. Rep increases in 3,5[3,5:4:4:4] cm intervals 3 times. Work until armholes meas 18[19:20:20:21] cm.
Shape Shoulder
Cast off at right end every alt row 3[3:4:4:4] sts twice, 5[5:5:6:6] sts twice, 6[7:7:7:8] sts twice, 8[10:11:12:13] sts once.
Mark buttonplacements with stitchmarkers as folls: top button: where front neck shaping starts. The rest of the buttons in 7 cm intervals below.
Right Front
Work as left front reversing all shapings. Use €œsl1,K1,psso€ decrease method in front neck decreases. Make buttonholes in intervals as you have marked on the left front:
RS: work 3 sts, yrn,K2tog (to make a buttonhole), work to end of row.
Making Up
Flatten the pieces to the desired dimensions on an even surface, wrong side up. Wet with water spray, and allow to dry. Join both shoulder seams.
Join side seams using back stitch or matress stitch if preferred. Sew on buttons.
