Smocked Vest by Robin Melanson

Smocked Vest

Knitting
February 2021
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette using 4mm needles
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1701 - 2673 yards (1555 - 2444 m)
32-51 bust
English

Sleeveless, smocked vest with deep V neckline & 3 buttons.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Yarn
7, 7, 8, 9. 10, 11 Balls 8ply Alpaca DK (Alpaca/NZMerino)
3 buttons

Needles
4mm straight needles and circular needle 80cm long
3.5mm straight needles
Cable needle

Tension
22 sts by 28 rows over Stst on 4mm needles to 10cm
28 sts by 34 rows over
Smocked Pattern from
Chart on 3.5mm needles to 10cm

Measurements:
TO FIT BUST:
74-79, 84-89, 91-96, 101-106, 112-117, 120-125 CM
FINISHED FIT:
84.5, 94, 103, 112.5, 121.5, 131 CM
GARMENT LENGTH: 60.5, 61, 64, 65.5, 68.5, 70 CM