Soliton Vest by Shaina Bilow

Soliton Vest

Knitting
March 2016
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
645 - 1935 yards (590 - 1769 m)
19¾ (20¾, 22½, 23½, 25¼, 26, 27)" back width; shown in size 20¾" on model with 32½" bust
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

An open-front hexagon vest is fun to knit and great to wear over any summer outfit. Knit in the round from the center out, this sleeveless cardigan features a broken-rib texture pattern alternating with stockinette stitch triangles.

Sizes 19¾ (20¾, 22½, 23½, 25¼, 26, 27)“ back width; shown in size 20¾” on model with 32½“ bust
Yarn Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece (80% cotton, 20% merino wool; 215 yd 197 m/100 g):
• #CW-790 columbine blossom, 3 (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) skeins
Gauge 18 sts and 28 rnds = 4” in St st
Tools
• Size 6 (4 mm): 16”, 24”, 40”, and 60” circulars (cir) and set of double-pointed needles (dpn)
• Markers (m)
• Tapestry needle