White Vest with Cables
Free Knitting Pattern
Size: 12/14 (42/44)
Materials: Wool yarn 140m/100g - 6 balls.
Needles: 10 (6 mm) and 10.5 (7 mm)
Gauge: 20 st = 4" (10 cm)
Patterns:
Rib: 1k, 1p
Basic pattern:
Row 1. 1k, 1p
Row 2. all k.
Repeat row 1 and 2.
Large Cable on 30 sts:
Row 1. 1 p, C2F (cable 2 front), 4 p, 4 k, 3 p, 2 k, 3 p, 4 k, 4 p, C2F, 1 p.
Row 2 and all even. Knit as set.
Repeat rows 1-10.
Row 11. 1 p, C2F, 4 p, C8F, C8B, 4 p, C2F, 1 p.
Back
Cast on 96 sts (including edge stitches) on 10 (6 mm) needles.
Knit rib for 12 rows. In the last row add evenly 31 sts.
Continue on 10.5 (7 mm) needles on 127 sts: 1 edge st, 15 st basic pattern, 30 st cable, 35 st basic pattern, 30 st cable, 11 st basic pattern, 1 edge st.
Continue for 30 in. (75 cm).
Cast off.
Left Front
Cast on 51 sts (including edge stitches) on 10 (6 mm) needles.
Knit rib for 12 rows. In the last row add evenly 15 sts.
Continue on 10.5 (7 mm) needles on 61 sts: 1 edge st, 15 st basic pattern, 30 st cable, 14 st basic pattern, rib on 9 sts (for button band), 1 edge st.
Continue for 16 in. (40 cm).
To shape the V-neck line decrease evenly 11 sts.
Continue for 14 in. (35 cm). Cast off all stitches except for button band 9 sts. Knit 2 in (5 cm) to make neck band. Cast off.
Right Front
Knit as left front.
Finishing:
Join side and shoulder seams. Sew on 6 buttons.
Enjoy!
