Knitting children's vest with pattern - a guide
Instructions for a children's vest with pattern in size 116
Material: 200 g of brown wool, Fb 0039, 50 g each in purple (Fb 0090), blackberry (Fb 0080), raspberry (Fb 0064), petrol (Fb 0188), aubergine (Fb 0046), light green (Fb 0044), green ( Fb 0016), offwhite (Fb 0094) and dark brown (Fb 0067), quality "Carpe Diem" (70% merino wool, 30% alpaca, length 90 m / 50 g) by Lang Yarns, 2 brown buttons (23 mm diameter, Order No. 11774) by Jim Knopf, knitting needles No. 6, crochet hook No. 5.
Note: It is possible that the given wool can not be bought anymore. In this case, you are looking for a similar quality. Please note the specified run length and do a stitch test!
Pattern: smooth right (right rows, back rows left).
jacquard: Smooth right according to count patterns 1 to 4, the pattern starts with an R at the back (knit left st), repeat repeat in width. Color order: pattern 1 in brown and raspberry, pattern 2 in petrol and offwhite, pattern 3 in green and aubergine, pattern 4 in brown and light green, pattern 1 in dark brown and blackberry, pattern 2 in purple and green, pattern 3 in light green and offwhite , Pattern 4 in raspberry and petrol, pattern 1 in brown and dark brown, pattern 2 in green and blackberry, pattern 3 in petrol and aubergine.
Knitting tension: Knitted in the basic pattern results in 16 M x 22 R = 10x10 cm.
Back: Cast on 52 sts in brown and knit in basic pattern. For the armholes remove 20 cm from the stop on both sides 3x1 sts in each 2nd row = 46 sts. For the neckline cast off the middle 12 sts at an armhole height of 12 cm and bind off 2x2 sts in every other row on both sides. At an armhole height of 14 cm cast off the remaining 13 shoulder sts each.
Left front: Cast on 24 sts in brown and knit in jacquard pattern in the same order of colors as described above. For the neckline bind off 18 cm from the stop on the left edge 8x1 sts in every 4th row according to the pattern. Knit the armholes on the right edge as on the back. Knit the shoulder as on the back.
Right front: Knit the same way as the left front piece.
Belt: Cast on 9 sts in brown and knit 90 cm in pattern 1 on the right, 1 on the left alternating.
elaboration: Close the side and shoulder seams. Crochet 4 rounds of solid M along the entire neckline and around the armholes in brown. Crochet 3 sts in the M of the preliminary round at the corner points. Crochet two buttonholes for the buttonholes at the right neckline edge in the 3rd round. For this change 7 cm and 15 cm from the edge of the knit edge 2 sts of the preliminary round with 3 sts and in the following round 2 each crochet solid sts on the preliminary rounds. Sew on buttons. At the waist seam in the side seam attach a loop of crocheted air meshes on both sides for the belt.
