The Cabled Vest is made out of less then 400 yards of a vibrant yellow yarn. It is shown above in size large.
Skill Level: intermediate
Stitches Used: cast on, knit, purl, ssk, kt2, inc, CF6, CB6, picking up stitches, knit in the round, bind of in purl and knit stitch,
Abbreviations: place marker (pm), slip slip knit (ssk), knit two together (k2t), Cable Front 6 (CF6), Cable Back 6 (CB6), Slip (S), knit (K) purl (P)
Measures: 27″ (29″,30″) wide and 15″ (16 1/2″, 18″) long
Gauge: in stockinette stitch, 12 stitches and 16 rows = 4″ by 4″
Stitches Used: cast on, knit, purl, ssk, kt2, inc, CF6, CB6, picking up stitches, knit in the round, bind of in purl and knit stitch,
Abbreviations: place marker (pm), slip slip knit (ssk), knit two together (k2t), Cable Front 6 (CF6), Cable Back 6 (CB6), Slip (S), knit (K) purl (P)
Measures: 27″ (29″,30″) wide and 15″ (16 1/2″, 18″) long
Gauge: in stockinette stitch, 12 stitches and 16 rows = 4″ by 4″
-Materials-
- 2 skeins Bernat Softee Chunky, bright yellow – 164 yds (100% acrylic)
- size 10 1/2 20″ circular knitting needles
- stitch markers
- yarn needle
-Notes-
Right Side Cable
rows 1-7: P2, K6, P2.
row 8: P2, CF6, P2.
Repeat these rows as many times as directed.
Left Side Cable
rows 1-7: P2, K6, P2.
row 8: P2, CB6, P2.
Repeat these rows as many time as directed.
-Patterns-
- Cast on 84 (88, 92) stitches.
- Place marker, join in round, work K2, P2, ribbing for 2″.
- K6, pm, work Left Side Cable on the next 10 stitches, pm, 10 (12,14) stitches, pm, work right side cable on the next 10 stitches, pm, knit to end.
- Repeat number 3 till piece measures 3 1/2″ (4″, 4 1/2″).
- K1, k2t, K3, work Left Side Cable, knit to marker, work Right Side Cable, K3, k2t, K1, ssk, knit till there are 2 stitches left, ssk. (80 [84, 88] stitches)
- Repeat number 3 till piece measures 5 1/2 (6″, 6 1/2″).
- K1, inc, K3, work Left Side Cable , knit to marker, work Right Side Cable, K3, inc, knit 1, inc, knit to end. (84 [88, 92] stitches)
- Repeat number 3 till piece measures 6 1/2″ (8″, 9 1/2″)
- K1, inc, K4, work Left Side Cable, knit to marker, work Right Side Cable, K4, inc, K1, inc, knit till there is 1 stitch left inc. (88 [92, 96] stitches]
- Knit 7, work Left Side Cable, knit to marker, Work Right Side Cable, knit to end.
- Knit 7, bind off the next 30 (32, 34) stitches, knit 57 (59, 61) stitches, turn.
- Purl 1 row.
- Knit 1 row.
- Purl 1 row.
- K2, inc, place on stitch holder, bind off 6 stitches, knit till there are 10 stitches left, place back stitches on holder, bind off 6 stitches inc, K2.
- P3, K1, P1.
- S1, P1, K3.
- Repeat numbers 16 and 17 till piece measures 15″ (16 1/2″, 18″), bind off.
- Place the other strap on needle, join yarn on the wrong side.
- S1, K1, P3.
- K3, P1, K1.
- Repeat numbers 20 and 21 till piece measures 15″ (16 1/2″, 18″), bind off.
- Place back stitches on needle, join yarn on the wrong side.
- S1, K1, purl till there are 2 stitches left, knit 1, purl 1.
- S1, P1, Knit till there are 2 stitches left, P1, K1.
- Repeat numbers 24 and 25 till piece measures 12″ (13 1/3″, 15″).
- S1, P1, inc, K1, place stitches on holder, bind off the next 30 (32, 34) stitches, inc, P1, K1, turn.
- Repeat numbers 20 and 21 till piece measures 15″ (16 1/2″ 18″), bind off.
- Place the other strap stitches on needle, join yarn on the wrong side, repeat numbers 16 and 17 till piece measures 15″ (16 1/2″ 18″), bind off.
- Sew the shoulder seams.
- Pick up a stitch on every bind off stitch and on every other row on the sides around the neck opening, approximately 92 (108, 124) stitches.
- Join in round, work P2,K2, ribbing for 1/2″ (3/4″, 1″), decrease 1 stitch a the four corners.
- Continue in ribbing, knitting on the knit stitches and purling on the purl stitches till ribbing measures 1 1/4″ (1 1/2″, 1 3/4″), bind off tightly in ribbing.
- Weave in ends.