Knit Fair Isle Vest by Coats & Clark

Knit Fair Isle Vest

Knitting
January 1970
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
5 stitches and 7 rows = 1 inch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
3.75 mm (F)
1260 - 2016 yards (1152 - 1843 m)
Small, Medium, Large
English

Vest is tunic-length. A chained cord is laced through the center front for lacing.

Three needle sizes and gauges are used to shape. From bottom to top:

No. 10-1/2 needles, 17sts=4 inches, 6 rows=1 inch
No. 8 needles, 5 sts=1 inch, 7 rows=1 inch
No. 6 needles, 11 sts=2 inches, 15 rows=2 inches

Sizes:
Small = Body bust size 31-32.5 inches
Medium = Body bust size 34-36 inches
Large = Body bust size 38-40 inches