Boo! Vest

MATERIAL LIST
Yarn:
Paintbox Yarns Simply Chunky
136m / 100g per ball
100% Acrylic
Yarn balls required –
1 Daffodil Yellow for all sizes
XS/S/M – 2 Grass Green, 2 Pure Black
L/XL – 3 Grass Green, 3 Pure Black
2XL/3XL – 4 Grass Green, 4 Pure Black
TENSION SWATCH
Approx. 14 sts and 20 rows to 10cm (4’’) using a stocking/knit stitch with 6mm (US10) needles.
ABBREVIATIONS
st(s) stitch(es)
k knit
p purl
k2tog knit 2 stitches together
ssk1 slip 2 stitches on right needle and then knit
RS right side
WS wrong side
rep repeat
SIZING
Sample Size: Small UK8-10.
Oversized fit. Ease is approx. 12cm (4.5”) larger than bust.
Sizing is based on CYC Woman Size Charts, to fit bust:
S 81 – 86cm (32”- 34”), M 91.5 – 96.5cm (36”- 38”), L 101.5 – 106.5cm (40”- 42”), XL 111.5-117cm(44”-46”).
XS S M L XL 2XL 3XL
BUST 85.5cm(33.5”) 95.5cm(37.5”) 106cm(41.5) 116cm(45.5”) 126.25cm(49.5”) 136.5cm(53.5”) 146.5cm(57.5”)
LENGHT 53cm(21”) 54cm(21.5”) 55cm(21.5”) 56cm(22”) 57cm(22.5”) 58cm(23”) 59cm(23”)
VICKY
KNITS
Tools:
6mm (US10) circular knitting needles (length
approx. 80cm)
or
6mm (US10) straight needles for the body
and 6mm (US10) circular for the neckline and
armholes
Knitters safety pins
Crochet hook or tapestry needle
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INSTRUCTIONS and TIPS
The vest is worked in two pieces. The front and back panels are worked from the bottom up and seamed together.
Then the neckline and armholes are knit by picking up stitches along the edge of the vest. The pattern is written for
size S with differing instructions for the larger sizes shown increasing in brackets, ie. (XS) S (M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL)
When casting on, leave a long enough tail to sew in the side seams – roughly one and a half times the cast-on. And,
when knitting the neckline, keep the tension loose so your head can fit through the band.
Sizes listed in the pattern will be in (X SMALL) SMALL (MEDIUM, LARGE, X LARGE, 2XL, 3XL) E.g. Number of
stitches for the front body’s cast-on is listed below as Cast on (60 for size XS) 66 for size S (74 for size M, 84 for size
L, 90 for size XL, 98 for size 2XL and 104 for size 3XL). When only one number is given, it applies to all sizes.
PATTERN
FRONT
Cast on (60) 66 (74, 84, 90, 98, 104) using the longtail cast on method (green yarn)
RIB (green yarn)
Row 1 – WS p1, k1 continue in 1×1 rib to the end
Row 2 to 9 – continue in 1×1 rib
From here change yarn colour every 9 rows
Eg. Row 30 – black, row 40 – green, row 50 – black etc.
BODY
Row 10 – RS k
Row 11 – WS p
Row 12 to (43) 45 (47, 49, 51, 53, 55) – rep row 10 and 11
Row (44) 46 (48, 50, 52, 54, 56) – RS cast off 3 sts, k to end
Row (45) 47 (49, 51, 53, 55, 57) – WS cast off 3 sts, p to end
Row (46) 48 (50, 52, 54, 56, 58) – k 2 sts, ssk1, k to last 4 sts, k2tog, k 2 sts
Row (47) 49 (51, 53, 55, 57, 59) – p
Row (48) 50 (52, 54, 56, 58, 60) – k 2 sts, ssk1, k to last 4 sts, k2tog, k 2 sts
Row (49) 51 (53, 55, 57, 59, 61) – p
Row (50) 52 (54, 56, 58, 60, 62) – k 2 sts, ssk1, k to last 4 sts, k2tog, k 2 sts
Row (51) 53 (55, 57, 59, 61, 63) – p
Row (52) 54 (56, 58, 60, 62, 64) – k 2 sts, ssk1, k to last 4 sts, k2tog, k 2 sts
Row (53) 55 (57, 59, 61, 63, 65) – p
Row (54) 56 (58, 60, 62, 64, 66) – k 2 sts, ssk1, k to last 4 sts, k2tog, k 2 sts
Row (55) 57 (59, 61, 63, 65, 67) – p
Row (56) 58 (60, 62, 64, 66, 68) – k 2 sts, ssk1, k to last 4 sts, k2tog, k 2 sts
Row (57) 59 (61, 63, 65, 67, 69) – p
Row (-) – (62, 64, 66, 68, 70) – k 2 sts, ssk1, k to last 4 sts, k2tog, k 2 sts
Row (-) – (63, 65, 67, 69, 71) – p
Row (-) – (-, -, 68, 70, 72) – k 2 sts, ssk1, k to last 4 sts, k2tog, k 2 sts
Row (-) – (-, -, 69, 71, 73) – p
Row (-) – (-, -, -, -, 74) – k 2 sts, ssk1, k to last 4 sts, k2tog, k 2 sts
Row (-) – (-, -, -, -, 75) – p
(42) 48 (54, 64, 68, 76, 80) left on your needles
Row (58) 60 (64, 66, 70, 72, 76) – RS k
Row (59) 61 (65, 67, 71, 73, 77) – p
Rows (60) 62 (66, 68, 72, 74, 78) to (99) 101 (103, 105, 107, 109, 111) – rep rows, keeping k stitches at the front and
p stitches at the back
NECKLINE SHAPING
Row (100) 102 (104, 106, 108, 110, 112) – k(10) 13 (16, 19, 21, 25, 27), cast off (22) 22 (22, 26, 26, 26, 26)sts, k(10)
13 (16, 19, 21, 25, 27)
First side
Row (101) 103 (105, 107, 109, 111, 113) – p to cast off point
Row (102) 104 (106, 108, 110, 112, 114) – k2, ssk1, k to end
VICKY
KNITS
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VICKY
KNITS
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Row (103) 105 (107, 109, 111, 113, 115) – p
Row (104) 106 (108, 110, 112, 114, 116) – k2, ssk1, k to end
Row (105) 107 (109, 111, 113, 115, 117) – p
Row (106) 108 (110, 112, 114, 116, 118) – k
Row (107) 109 (111, 113, 115, 117, 119) – p
Cast off
Other side
Row (101) 103 (105, 107, 109, 111, 113) – p
Row (102) 104 (106, 108, 110, 112, 114) – k to last 4s ts, k2tog, k 2 sts
Row (103) 105 (107, 109, 111, 113, 115) – p
Row (104) 106 (108, 110, 112, 114, 116) – k to last 4 sts, k2tog, k 2 sts
Row (105) 107 (109, 111, 113, 115, 117) – p
Row (106) 108 (110, 112, 114, 116, 118) – k
Row (107) 109 (111, 113, 115, 117, 119) – p
Cast off
BACK
Rep the same as front up to row (99) 101 (103, 105, 107, 109, 111)
Row (100) 102 (104, 106, 108, 110, 112) to (107) 109 (111, 113, 115, 117, 119) – continue to k and p with k stitches
being the front of your work and p stitches being the back.
Cast off
SEAMING
1. Using your crochet hook or tapestry needle, attach the two shoulder seams together. You can use safety pins on
both ends to stabilise the two pieces first. Sew both shoulders using the mattress stitch to create an invisible seam.
2. Pin the underarm points together to stabilise. Working with the yarn that has been left over from the cast on, seam
from the bottom of the body edge up to the underarms. Starting from the bottom of the body rib with the half stitch
weave and then seaming up the rest using mattress/ vertical invisible seam.
NECKLINE
Green yarn
Row 1 – Pick up sts around the edge of the neckline starting at one of the shoulder seams.
Total sts around neckline are (62) 62 (62, 70, 70, 70, 70)
Rows 2 to 10 – k1, p1 to create 1×1 rib.
Black yarn
Row 11 to 19 – continue in 1×1 rib
Cast off in 1×1 rib
ARMHOLES
Black yarn
Row 1 – Pick up 3 stitches every 4 rows around the armholes starting at one of the seams. (see link no. 5 on the last
page for help with this section)
Total sts around each armhole are (98) 100 (102, 104, 106, 108, 110)
Rows 2 to 4 – continue in 1×1 rib
Cast off in 1×1 rib
DOUBLE STITCH DETAIL
Switch to the daffodil yellow yarn. Using an embroidery needle or crochet hook embroider the letters using the chart
on the next page. You can mark the middle of your vest with a stitch marker to help you get started. Have a look at
the helpful videos at the end of the file to help you with this section.
FINISHING UP
Weave in the ends.