Continuing my foray into cables of late, welcome Walking On Sunshine, a vest this time, worsted weight with a deep scoop neckline. Cable stripes trimmed with simple ribbing are worked bottom-up and seamlessly in-the-round. It’s a meditative knit – perfect for peaceful knitting and all-season wear. Enjoy!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust/Hip: 32(35, 39¾, 42¾, 47½, 50½, 55)“/ 81.3(88.9, 101, 108.6, 120.7, 128.3, 139.7) cm
Length: 22½(23, 23¼, 23½, 23¾, 24, 24¼)”/ 57.2(58.4, 59.1, 59.7, 60.3, 61, 61.6) cm

MATERIALS
Yarn
Shown in Woolstok Worsted yarn by Blue Sky Fibers (100% Fine Highland wool; 123 yards /112 m per 50 g skein); color: Earth Ivy #1309; 5(6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8) skeins, or for comparable yarn, approximately 620(680, 750, 800, 875, 925, 990) yards / 565(620, 685, 730, 800, 845, 905) m.
I always have additional yarn on-hand for swatching.

Needles
US7/ 4.5mm or size to obtain gauge
• 1 24 to 36”/ 60 to 90 cm circular (for lower bodice)
• 1 cable needle
• 1 24”/ 60 cm circular or 1 pair straight (for upper bodice)
US6/ 4.0mm, one size smaller than above
• 1 24 to 36”/ 60 to 90 cm circular (for hem trim)
• 1 16”/ 40 cm circular (for neckline and armhole trims)

Notions
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle

GAUGE (after blocking)
• 20 sts and 32 rows = 4”/ 10.2 cm in Stockinette Stitch
• 23.6 sts and 32 rows = 4”/ 10.2 cm in Cable Rib

SKILLS REQUIRED
Long-tail CO, circular knitting, cable knitting, decreasing (ssk, k2tog), increasing (m1R), short row shaping, 3-needle BO, stitch pick-up for neckline and armhole trims, and blocking.

11 page pdf includes pattern instructions, photographs, schematics, tutorial links, a full sheet of charted Cable Rib repeats for plotting sts during shaping, and definitions for relevant abbreviations.